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76 dead, 79 missing in E China's Fujian floods

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-06-22 14:09

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FUZHOU - Floods have triggered landslides and mud flows in east China's Fujian province, leaving 76 dead and 79 missing as of 4 pm Monday, said local flood control officials on Tuesday.

The floods, the worst in one hundred years in some regions of Fujian, have affected 2.65 million people and destroyed 44,200 houses. A total of 527,300 people have been evacuated in Fujian alone, said a spokesperson with the provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Office.

Direct economic losses have reached 9.6 billion yuan ($1.4 billion), said the spokesperson.

As of 8 am Monday, floods in 10 regions of south China had left 175 dead and 107 missing, according to the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.