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China Landslide Buries 150

     28 June 2010
   Chinese  villagers  paddle  a  bamboo  raft across flooded farmland in
   Dongxiang county in China's Jiangxi province, 20 Jun 2010.

Photo: AP

   Chinese  villagers  paddle  a  bamboo  raft across flooded farmland in
   Dongxiang county in China's Jiangxi province, 20 Jun 2010.

   China  says  at  least  150  people  have  been buried or trapped in a
   landslide caused by heavy rains in the southwest of the country.
   The  official  Xinhua  news  agency said the landslide occurred Monday
   afternoon  in  Guizhou  province. The agency said rescue work is under
   way.
   Widespread  flooding hit areas of southern China last week, killing at
   least 235 people.  One hundred others are still missing.
   Heavy  rains  that  began  June 13 have also caused economic losses of
   more than $10 billion so far.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

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