57 killed as rain, floods lash south
By Wang Ying | China Daily | Updated: 2008-06-16 07:33
Heavy rain has caused the Guijiang River to break its banks and flood houses in Zhaoping county's villages in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Till yesterday, the water had disrupted the lives of more than 120,000 people in the county. Yu Xiangquan |
Torrential rain and floods across southern China have claimed at least 57 lives over the past 10 days, the government said yesterday.
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