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Hailstones, thundershower kill 12 in South China
Updated: 2011-04-18 07:37
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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A man checks a car parked near a tree rooted out by gales in Foshan, South China's Guangdong province, April 17, 2011. Hailstones, thundershower and gales pounded south China's Guangdong province Sunday, leaving at least 12 dead and 27 injured as of 7 pm, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.[Photo/Xinhua] |
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A person looks from behind collapsed sheds made of steel in a factory in Foshan, South China's Guangdong province, April 17, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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