Five dead, thousands displaced in floods in China’s Shanxi province
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Oct 10 2021 at 12:29 PM GMT
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- At least five people are dead and 120,000 people displaced after days of heavy downpours led to floods and landslides in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi.
- The largely arid province has reported more than five times its usual rainfall since the start of the month, resulting in the destruction of dams and rail lines.
- Shanxi’s emergency management department said on Sunday that 1 75 million people had been affected and more than 17,000 buildings had collapsed.
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- Published Oct 10, 2021 12:29 PM GMT