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34 dead and 1.17 million people affected in Guangxi's flood of the century

Xinhua reports:More than 1.17 million people have been affected in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region by floods triggered by continuous heavy rain that started on Saturday. The floods have so far caused the region 700 million yuan (about... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Wed, Nov 05 2008

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