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GUANGDONG-RAIN
Heavy rain wreaks havoc in Guangdong
GUANGZHOU, Sept 3, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Heavy downpours have left two people
dead and two others missing in south China’s Guangdong Province, forcing an
evacuation of 127,000 people, according to local civil affairs authorities.
The rain has affected more than 1.23 million residents in 27 counties in
the Pearl River Delta region and eastern part of Guangdong, inflicting direct
economic losses worth over 1 billion yuan (147 million U.S. dollars).
The weather has also toppled 43 houses and damaged 44,700 hectares of
farmland.
Local governments have opened over 1,800 emergency shelters for affected
residents while offering beds, quilts, bottled water, and instant food for
them.
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