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21:05, July 19, 2007 |
Civil Affairs Minister Li Xueju instructed local officials to provide people affected by disasters with enough food, clean water, clothing, accommodation and timely medical services.
Continuous rains have triggered floods and landslides in China''s southwest, central and eastern areas, leading to heavy losses in terms of lives and property.
According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Civil affairs, fierce rainstorms have caused more deaths in southwest Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality, Shandong Province, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with nearly 90 people killed and more than 20 missing.
Source: Xinhua
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