Death toll in deluge hits 199
By WANG QIAN | China Daily | Updated: 2010-06-23 07:55
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A local resident navigates a boat on Tuesday through a flooded area of Fuzhou, Jiangxi province. A dyke was breached nearby in the Fu River on Monday night, endangering 145,000 residents. Aly Song / Reuters |
Beijing - The heavy rains and floods drenching 10 southern provinces and autonomous regions had killed 199 and left 123 missing as of 11 am on Tuesday, a Ministry of Civil Affairs statement said.
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