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13 Killed, 6 Missing After Floods Sweep Through Yongji County

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 A girl looks at a flood-ravaged street in Kouqian Township of Yongji County, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 29, 2010.

A girl looks at a flood-ravaged street in Kouqian Township of Yongji County, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 29, 2010. Thirteen people were killed and six others missing after floods swept through Yongji County, and disrupted life of 150,000 local residents, officials said Thursday. The overnight rainfall reached 200 mm in Yongji County by early Wednesday morning, making it the heaviest torrential rain since the county had weather record. [Xinhua]

 

 The aerial photo taken on July 29, 2010 shows the flood-stricken towns and villages of Yongji County, northeast China's Jilin Province. Thirteen people were killed and six others missing after floods swept through Yongji County, and disrupted life of 150,000 local residents, officials said Thursday.

The aerial photo taken on July 29, 2010 shows the flood-stricken towns and villages of Yongji County, northeast China's Jilin Province. Thirteen people were killed and six others missing after floods swept through Yongji County, and disrupted life of 150,000 local residents, officials said Thursday. The overnight rainfall reached 200 mm in Yongji County by early Wednesday morning, making it the heaviest torrential rain since the county had weather record. [Xinhua]

 

(Xinhua News Agency July 30, 2010)

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