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China:Landslide:2002/08/16
Duration 2002/08/16 In Xinping county, about 200 km south of Kunming, the Yunnan provincial capital in China, at least 52 people were confirmed dead and 41 were missing by landslide. Country or District China Name Landslide
Headline(Source, Date) Personal Injury Material Damage Others CNN News 2002/08/18 Dead: 52 people
Missing: 41 people
Landslides and flash floods claimed the lives of up to 136 people.
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