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Heavy rains cause flooding and mudslides in China

A map of China

Days of heavy rain across the mountainous Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of southwestern China have caused widespread flooding and triggered landslides.

Official reports state that 99 centimeters (39 inches) of rain fell in the city of Dujiangyan (Sichuan) in just 40 hours, between Monday, July 8 and Wednesday, July 10, which is the heaviest rainfall

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