China's death toll from a massive earthquake soared by thousands Wednesday as troops rushed to plug "severe cracks" in a dam upriver from one of the hardest hit cities.
I have another question regarding the use of as. Should the two clauses that as connects have some strong, tight link? Above is an excerp tfrom a news article and the use of 'as' in this context triggers this question as there's a weak or no link between the two clauses. -the increase in death tool has no relationship with the damaged dam. In other words, no one has died , at least the article doesn't mention it, due to the damage the dam suffers.
What do you think?
Thanks!