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Article: Thunderstorms forecast for China's quake-hit Sichuan Province
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- May 26, 2008
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Thunderstorms forecast for China's quake-hit Sichuan Province
BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The China Meteorological
Administration (CMA) on Monday warned that thunderstorms will hit
eastern parts of the earthquake-hit Sichuan Province on Monday and
Tuesday.
Sichuan, in southwest China, was rocked by an 8.0-magnitude
earthquake on May 12, which claimed at least 62,664 lives and left
358,816 injured and 23,775 missing, according to the State Council
Information Office.
The forecast weather could increase the risks posed by river
blockages in some quake-hit areas.
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