Floods the latest disaster in China, 57 dead

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Updated June 16, 2008 20:17:12

The official death toll from the latest disaster to hit China stands at 57. One month after the Sichuan earthquake killed 70-thousand people, torrential rains have caused record floods in the south.

Presenter: Karon Snowdon
Speakers: Wang Ying reporter, China Daily Newspaper in Beijing.

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