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China: Landslide: 2004/07/06 Country Information on DRR

Period 2004/07/06
Country or District China
Event Type Landslide
Outline At least 17 people have been killed and thousands left homeless as two days of heavy rains since Monday (July 5, 2004) set off mudslides and floods in China's southwest.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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BBC News 2004/07/08
Officials said that 288 throughout 22 provinces and autonomous regions had died from flooding, mud slides, and other water related accidents triggered by heavy rains earlier this week.

Xinhua Online 2004/07/07
At least 11 people have been killed and 34 are missing in a rare mud-rock flow brought by floods in two counties of southwest China's Yunnan Province.

The Washington Times 2004/07/07
At least 17 people have been killed and thousands left homeless as two days of heavy rains since Monday set off mudslides and floods in China's southwest.