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4 killed, dozens injured after train derails in GuangXi

FOUR passengers died and 34 were injured after a train derailed in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region early today due to a rain-triggered landslide, authorities said. Train 1473, from Xiangfan of... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Jul 29 2009

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