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Heavy Rains Pounce Guizhou Province, China
Beijing, May 15 (KCNA) -- Heavy rains fell in Guizhou Province, China, for recent consecutive days, causing damage.

According to the Civil Affairs Agency of the province, three causalities were registered and at least 3,900 people urgently evacuated as of May 12.

129 dwelling houses were pulled down and crops on 7,578 hectares of fields damaged.

The total number of victims is 334,800.

The province is taking steps to eradicate the aftermath of the heavy rains.

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