Massive Earthquake Claims 12,000 Live

13 May 08-RV) The death toll from China's worst earthquake in three decades rose today to more than 12,000 with thousands more missing. A day after the powerful 7.9 magnitude quake struck Monday afternoon, state media said rescue workers had reached the epicentre in Wenchuan county, where the number of casualties is still unknown, and rain was impeding efforts to rescue victims. mThe head of the AsiaNews service, Pontifical Missionary Fr. Bernardo Cervellera told us the scale of the disaster poses a challenged even to the well-prepared Chinese authorities…