Flooding kills 44 and forces 330,000 to evacuate in China

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Flooding kills 44 and forces 330,000 to evacuate in China

Flooding triggered by torrential rains killed at least 44 people and forced the evacuation of about 330,000 in a mountainous region of southern China, the government said yesterday.
The flooding in the Guangxi region also left another 23 people missing and wrecked more than 20,000 houses, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing disaster officials.

The area has been pounded by heavy rain since Saturday, causing swollen rivers to overflow their banks, Xinhua said.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/06/23/2003260355

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