China floods kill 39

BEIJING - Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in China have left at least 39 people dead since the weekend, state media reported Tuesday, warning of more downpours to come. Another 13 people were still missing in nine affected areas, including the southwestern province of Sichuan and Inner Mongolia in the north, the China Daily said, citing the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The National Meteorological Centre had warned that rainstorms would hit parts of the Sichuan Basin, north and northeast China.

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