Rain's death toll now 51
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June 6, 2010, Sunday
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THE death toll from rain-triggered landslides and flooding in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has climbed to 51 with two people still missing, the local government said yesterday.
In Rongxian County of Yulin City alone, 30 people were confirmed dead after landslides buried several homes in two mountainside villages on Tuesday, the county's emergency rescue headquarters said.
Rescue work ended on Friday night, after the body of the last missing villager was retrieved.
A similar disaster killed at least a dozen people in Cenxian County, where rescue work was continuing yesterday.
Floods and landslides hit 42 counties in nine cities, including Laibin, Yulin and Wuzhou, last week, the regional flood prevention and drought control office said.
More than 11,000 houses were destroyed, forcing 200,000 people to evacuate.
In Rongxian County of Yulin City alone, 30 people were confirmed dead after landslides buried several homes in two mountainside villages on Tuesday, the county's emergency rescue headquarters said.
Rescue work ended on Friday night, after the body of the last missing villager was retrieved.
A similar disaster killed at least a dozen people in Cenxian County, where rescue work was continuing yesterday.
Floods and landslides hit 42 counties in nine cities, including Laibin, Yulin and Wuzhou, last week, the regional flood prevention and drought control office said.
More than 11,000 houses were destroyed, forcing 200,000 people to evacuate.
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