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Landslides, flooding kill 53 in south China |
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 00:00 |
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TOKYO, June 7 (KUNA) -- The death toll from landslides and flooding in south China's Guangxi region has climbed to 53 with the recovery of the bodies of all those missing, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Monday.
During the three days until June 2, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region suffered the heaviest rain since the beginning of April when it entered the six-month flood season, said Xinhua.
Over the three days, torrential rain and subsequent floods and landslides hit nine cities. The ministries of civil affairs and finance Monday allocated CNY 45 million (USD 6.6 million) to help fund evacuations and resettlement of those affected as well as housing reconstruction.
More than 11,000 homes were reportedly destroyed, forcing 200,000 people to evacuate, the report said. As of Saturday, rain-triggered disasters had destroyed 15 reservoirs and about 4,000 irrigation facilities, the regional flood control and drought relief office said. - Kuna
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