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Rainstorms kill 12, affect millions in southern China

A dozen people were killed and millions were affected as rainstorms continued to lash south China over the past two days, local authorities said on Friday. Torrential rains also destroyed more than 10,000 houses, disrupted traffic a ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sat, Jun 14 2008

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13 Jun 08		Lethal rain hits south, and capital feels fallout » Shanghai Daily AT least 12 people died and millions were affected as torrential rain lashed south China over the previous two days, authorities said yesterday. The rain destroyed more than 10,000 houses, disrupted traffic and...
03 Jun 07		Floods wreck 2,000 houses » Shanghai Daily FLOODS triggered by rainstorms in the past few days have caused the collapse of about 2,000 houses and affected some 250,000 people in the eastern Jiangxi Province, local authorities said yesterday.
11 Jun 07		Rainstorms death toll rises to 71 in S. China » People's Daily Seventy-one people have been killed in southern China by torrential rains which are expected to resume over the next couple days, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
11 Jun 08		Rains threaten at least 2 million » Shanghai Daily TORRENTIAL rains continued to lash China yesterday, affecting at least 2 million people, disrupting traffic and threatening reservoir safety. More than 4,000 houses collapsed as the heavy rains hit the provinces...
13 Jun 08		Torrential rain persists in S China » People's Daily Rainstorms that have been affecting millions of people this week in southern China continued to hit Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday and are expected to intensify in Hunan Province. In Guangxi, precipitation exceeded 250 ...

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