Rainstorms in China kill 65
RAINSTORMS in southern China killed at least 65 people and toppled 9,900 houses this week, the Ministry of Water Resources said in a statement on its website.
Another 14 people are missing and 2.55 million people, as well as 100,000 hectares of arable land, have been affected. The rainstorms hit
Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou,Jiangxi, Guangdong and Hunan,triggering flash floods and breaching dikes. Strong rains are forecast to continue in Jiangxi and Hunan. The worst hit areas were Chongqing municipality,
with at least 31 dead and 8,000 collapsed houses, and Hunan province, where 10 people died.
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Tuesday 29 May 2012
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