Disasters caused by prolonged low temperatures, icy rains and heavy snows in the southern part of China in the past month killed a total of 107 people and left 8 others missing by Tuesday, said Li Xueju, minister of civil affairs, here Wednesday.
Direct economic losses were estimated at 111.1 billion yuan (about 15.3 billion U.S. dollars), he said.
Source: Xinhua
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