Severe flooding in China kills 128; 24 missing
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BEIJING (AP) — Severe flooding in China has left at least 128 people dead and 24 missing, with direct economic losses passing the US$1 billion (euro750 million) mark, state media reported Sunday.
Xinhua News Agency said the hardest-hit areas have been in southern China, including Guangdong province, the export powerhouse next to Hong Kong.
Most of the economic losses of $1.17 billion were in agriculture, Xinhua said.
China is frequently hit by natural disasters. The agency said that while there is flooding in the south, the northern part of the country is experiencing a drought.
It said the drought has left 11 million people short of drinking water.
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Cheng Dianlong, the deputy head of the Office of the State Flood control and Drought Relief Headquarters, was quoted as saying the drought in northern China would continue or worsen due to high temperatures and a lack of rain.
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