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Dozens go missing as three rural areas struck News and Images Desk July 14: At least 17 people are feared dead and dozens more missing after a series of landslides in south-west China. The landslides, triggered by days of heavy rain, struck three rural communities in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Four people were killed and 42 others were missing after one landslide in Xiaohe in Yunnan's Zhaotong city. In Sichuan, two separate landslides left 13 people dead and two missing. Meanwhile, further to the west in Qinghai province, 10,000 people were evacuated from the area around an overflowing reservoir. Teams are trying to dig a channel to drain the reservoir, filled far beyond capacity by recent heavy rain. It is the latest in a spate of weather-related incidents to hit China. At least 43 people had died and 18 were missing after heavy rains along the Yangtze River in central and eastern China since 8 July. Source: Internet/sb/1325hrs |
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