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23 June 2010

The heavy rains and floods drenching 10 southern provinces and autonomous regions had killed 199 and left 123 missing as of 11 am on Tuesday, a Ministry of Civil Affairs statement said.

More than 29 million residents in the areas of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou have been affected by the inclement weather.

The downpours have triggered flash floods, inundated crops, disrupted traffic and telecommunications and forced the evacuation of 2.376 million people, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said on Tuesday.

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