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Heavy rains trigger deadly landslide in China

BEIJING - A landslide in China's southwest killed at least six people and damaged a bridge that is a key link for reconstruction in areas hit by a devastating earthquake last year, a state news agency said. ...full story at CNews

from CNews on Sun, Jul 26 2009

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