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- 19 May, 2015
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Baku. 19 May. REPORT.AZ/ 407 thousand people suffered from flood caused by torrential rains in the central Chinese province of Hunan. Report informs referring to China Central Television 300 thousand people were victims of disaster in Guangxi (Southwest China).
Statement said that local authorities had to urgently evacuate 13.3 thousand people.Due to the sharp increase in water levels in rivers of province 45 thousand hectares of farmland were flooded.
Roads and communication lines damaged, electricity supply disrupted in a number of areas. Authorities estimating flood damage.
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