66 killed as floods sweep S. China
By Xie Chuanjiao | China Daily | Updated: 2007-06-11 06:44
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Flood waters flow from the dam of a reservoir in Zijin county of Guangdong Province over the weekend.Xinhua |
Floods caused by heavy rains damaged 94,000 houses and destroyed 48,000 in the region; and forced the evacuation of about 591,000 people, a ministry spokesman said.
About 294,800 hectares of crops were affected, of which 53,000 hectares were completely destroyed, he said.
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