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China:Landslide:2008/11/02

Duration	2008/11/02	State media say a landslide in southwestern China has left at least 15 people dead and 34 others missing.　The deadly torrent of mud and rocks hit Chuxiong city in Yunnan province on Sunday.
Country or District	China
Name	Landslide

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Xinhua News 2008/11/04
Dead: 40 Missing: 43 Injured: 10 Evacuated: 60,800 Affected: 1,270,000	Destroyed houses: 1,500 Damaged houses: 15,000

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Report/Articles Xinhua News 2008/11/04 Death toll from SW China landslides rises to 40 Xinhua News 2008/11/03 Twenty people died and 42 were missing after landslides and mud-rock flows hit southwest China\'s Yunnan Province over the weekend.　More than 1,000 houses collapsed or were damaged in the disasters. CNN.com 2008/11/03 15 dead, 34 missing in China landslide

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