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Memorial held for China flood victims as death toll rises

2013-08-24 11:07 Xinhua Web Editor: Wang Fan
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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. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)

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. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)

Police 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. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)

Police 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. (Xinhua/Yao Jianfeng)

A northeastern Chinese city held a memorial service for local flood victims on Saturday as the death toll rose by 13 to 76.

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.

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