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June 24, 2008

Tropical storm hits flood-weary southern China

ZHONGSHAN, China - Tropical storm Fengshen struck China's southeastern coast Wednesday, bringing new torrential downpours to a region still reeling from heavy rains and deadly flooding since early June.

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