Memorial held for China flood victims
Updated: 2013-08-24 14:38
( Xinhua)
SHENYANG - A northeastern Chinese city held a memorial service for local flood victims on Saturday as the death toll rose by 13 to 76.
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People mourn for flood victims during a memorial service in Qingyuan county, Fushun, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Aug 24, 2013. The death toll climbed to 76 while 88 remained missing, about a week after the city of Fushun was ravaged by the worst flooding in decades, Fushun mayor Luan Qingwei said at the mourning ceremony. [Photo/Xinhua]
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The death toll climbed to 76 while 88 remained missing as of Friday, about a week after the city of Fushun in Liaoning province was ravaged by the worst flooding in decades, Fushun mayor Luan Qingwei said at the mourning ceremony.