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VIDEO: Rainstorms lash southern China
15 Jun 2008 08:41:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet
Jun. 14 - Storms cause widespread flooding in China's southern provinces.

The heavy rain has destroyed more than 10,000 houses, caused landslides and disrupted traffic across the southern provinces of Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Guangdong, and Guangxi.

Michelle Carlile-Alkhouri reports.

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