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China Daily, via Reuters
Firefighters used a rope to help a woman walk across flood waters on Tuesday after heavy rains hit China's Sichuan Province.
The state news media reported Wednesday that heavy rains, which began last weekend, have killed more than 50 people across China and disrupted two million lives.
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