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China:Flood:2002/11/02

Duration2002/11/02 Flooding has forced the evacuation of more than 50,000 people in the southern Chinese city of Lechang, in Guangdong province, as torrential rain continues in the region.
Country or DistrictChina
NameFlood

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Personal Injury Material Damage Others
BBC news 2002/11/01
Evacuated: more than 50,000 people

Flooded: more than 300 houses
Collapsed: some 400 houses

7,000 acres of farmland submerged, and nearly 60,000 tons of crops destroyed.

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