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Almost 100 people killed in China floods

2012-07-23 44 Dailymotion

Over 95 people are dead, and scores are missing - as devastating floods sweep across China.<br/> <br />Here in northern China, a flash flood washed away the only access bridge to a mountain resort and left 70 tourists stranded.<br/> <br />Rescuers helped tourists across the torrent, and no casualties were reported here.<br/> <br />In southwestern China's Sichuan Province, hundreds of residents were forced onto their roofs to await rescue.<br/> <br />In neighbouring Guizhou Province, floods and landslides have killed several people, and affected more than 70,000 others.<br/> <br />Roads along rivers are cut off by floodwaters, while landslides and boulders block mountain passes.<br/> <br />Natural disasters brought on by the heavy rains have affected over six million people since Saturday, collapsoing almost 30,000 houses and forcing the evacuation of more than half a million people.<br/> <br />Travis Brecher, Reuters

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