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China: Landslide: 2010/06/02 Country Information on DRR

Period 2010/06/02
Country or District China
Event Type Landslide
Outline Heavy rains began pounding south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, triggering landslides early Wednesday,2 June 2010 that left 30 people dead.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Reuters AlerNet 2010/06/07
Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rain have killed 53 people in China\'s southwestern Guangxi region since late May, including three children swept away as they walked home from school, state media reported on Monday.

China.org.cn 2010/06/03
The death toll from rain-triggered landslides in south China\'s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has climbed to 38 as of Thursday, local authorities said.

Xinhua English 2010/06/02
By 6 p.m. Wednesday 2 June 2010, rainstorms had pounded 27 county-level regions, forcing the evacuation of 79,600 people and causing direct economic losses of more than 700 million yuan (102.5 million U.S. dollars).