Rain-collapsed houses claim 23 lives in Shaanxi

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Rain-collapsed houses claim 23 lives in Shaanxi

Twelve more people were confirmed dead Monday morning by provincial authorities after houses collapsed from days of continuous heavy rainfall in northwest China's Shaanxi province.

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Twelve more people were confirmed dead Monday morning by provincial authorities after houses collapsed from days of continuous heavy rainfall in northwest China's Shaanxi province.

The province, which had been hit by rain for five days, reported 11 deaths from collapsed houses Sunday in the counties of Shanyang, Heyang and Longxian. And the new reports came from Lintong district and the counties of Chengcheng and Baishui.

Weather forecasts say the rain will come to an end Monday, but probably will return on Saturday.

Local governments have started an inspection of dangerous houses in rural areas and ordered the evacuation of those living in such houses.

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