Death toll in southern China rises to 24, ten days after Typhoon Megi

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Beijing, Muharram 7, 1438, Oct 8, 2016, SPA -- The death toll from Typhoon Megi has risen to 24, state media reported on Saturday. According to dpa, bodies were still being recovered from landslides triggered by the storm, which wreaked havoc in south-eastern China ten days ago. More than 1,600 rescuers were searching for nine people still missing under rocks and sludge in the village of Sucun in Zhejiang province, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Some 270 machines were pumping out water, smashing rocks and removing debris in the village where an 18th body was found Friday night. --SPA 14:16 LOCAL TIME 11:16 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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