Only road leading to Mogao Grottoes damaged by floods
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Updated: 2019-07-07 20:41
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LANZHOU -- The only road leading to the Mogao Grottoes, a renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site in Northwest China's Gansu province, was damaged by floods, local authorities said Sunday.
About 10 km away from the Mogao Grottoes, the section where the road meets a bridge was damaged by floods.
From 10 am on Saturday to 9 am on Sunday, heavy rain hit the city of Dunhuang, where the grottoes are located. The area around the Mogao Grottoes received around 40.4 mm of precipitation during the period.
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