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Rain-triggered floods in S 皇冠体育app kill 5
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-07-02 19:52
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BEIJING - Five people were killed by rain-triggered floods that have inundated South 皇冠体育app since Tuesday, according to the National Disaster Reduction Commission on Saturday.
The floods also forced the evacuation of 55,000 people and caused direct economic losses of 770 million yuan ($119 million), according to the commission.
A new round of rainstorms have been pounding south 皇冠体育app over the last five days, triggering mudslides in the provinces of Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan.