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95 Chinese Killed by Typhoon Longwang
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Officials say bodies of 80 police trainees have been recovered since
flooding and landslides washed away two training school barracks in
Fujian province last week





Pedestrians walk on flooded street in Fuzhou, capital of Southeast
China's Fujian ProvinceChina says 95 people in the southeast of the
country are confirmed dead from Typhoon Longwang, as rescuers continue
to search for police recruits swept away by a storm-triggered
landslide.

Officials say the bodies of 80 police trainees have been recovered
since flooding and landslides washed away two training school barracks
in Fujian province last week.

China's official Xinhua news agency says rescuers are still searching
for five recruits.

State media have also reported that China's flood season has killed
more than 1200 people and left another 331 missing.

Xinhua quotes a senior official as saying more than one million houses
were ruined, and economic losses are estimated at more than $16
billion. Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP.


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