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Posted Mon Jul 13 2009: from China Daily: 100,000 evacuated in Sichuan downpour http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1247504994 CHENGDU: At least two people were missing and more than 100,000 others displaced after a rainstorm pelted part of Sichuan Province over the past three days, the local government said Sunday. Two young men were flushed away by mountain torrents at about 9 a.m. Saturday while passing a makeshift bridge in Xuanhan County, Dazhou City. Rescuers are searching for them, according to the government of Dazhou. About 102,000 people have been evacuated or relocated to safe places in the city, where continuous downpour had collapsed 8,582 houses, damaged 11,782 and flooded nearly 30,900 hectares of cropland since Thursday afternoon. [Read more stories about: climate impacts, weather extremes] This item will appear in our PANIQuiz! New!: Your Quips: YoMaMa says: "least it wasn't raining frogs!" Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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