7 dead, 3 missing in SW China rainstorms

Source: Xinhua | September 14, 2014, Sunday |

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SEVEN people were killed and three others remain missing after severe downpours battered Linshui County in southwest China's Sichuan Province yesterday, said the county government today.

Heavy rainfall hit Linshui, a county in Sichuan's Guangyuan City, from 3am to 9pm yesterday, causing disasters in 45 townships, said the county government.

As of today, local governments had relocated more than 23,300 people to safer places and rescued 604 people.

The rain has affected about 2,694 hectares of farmland and thousands of livestock in the region.

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7 dead, 3 missing in SW China rainstorms

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