单选题 How many people in Southeast Asia have died of the deadly flu earlier this year?

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】这是一道数字题，需要简单的运算。文中提到“Sixteen people died in Vietnam and another eight in Thailand．”即在越南死了16个人，另外在泰国还有8个人死于此病，因此总共有24人死于禽流感。故选[D]。