`` By unlawfully locking up parents of children who died , the government is creating more misery for people who have said in some cases they lost everything in the Sichuan earthquake , '' said Roseann Rife , deputy program director of Amnesty International Asia-Pacific . In May 12 , officials put death toll at more than 17,923 , with 69,227 missing . The tremor struck September at about 2:30 p.m. , when many children were in school . Amnesty accused China intimidating relatives of children who died in quake .
In May 12 , officials put death toll at more than 17,923 , with 69,227 missing . The tremor struck September at about 2:30 p.m. , when many children were in school . Amnesty accused China intimidating relatives of children who died in quake .