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Coal-mine flood traps 56 underground

National
2008-7-22

A COAL mine flood trapped 56 people yesterday afternoon in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the regional work safety watchdog said. The flood occurred about 4:30pm at the Nadu mine in Tiandong County,...

8 children killed as floods worsen

National
2008-6-19

EIGHT schoolchildren were confirmed killed on Monday in floods caused by torrential rains in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Four students at the junior middle school of Liupu Town of Cangwu...

Triple accident leaves 5 dead

National
2007-12-1

FIVE people were killed and 46 injured after a truck collided with a bus and a farm tractor in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The accident occurred on Thursday night when a truck crashed head-on...

1 dead, 8 missing

National
2007-11-28

ONE person is dead and eight others are missing after a boat carrying sugarcane across a reservoir capsized in strong winds on Monday in Laibin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Sixteen farmers...

Joy as tap water supply resumes

National
2006-4-11

TO the relief of 300,000 residents, tap water supply has resumed in Qinzhou City in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region after a 17-hour suspension caused by pollution in the city's water source.

One-tenth of farmhouses burn biogas

National
2000-7-18

ONE in every 10 farmhouses in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region runs its kitchen on "biogas" made from human or animal wastes, according to the latest figures from the regional energy office.

Guilin to hold landscape festival

National
1999-9-10

GUILIN, a popular tourist destination, will hold its seventh landscape festival from November 22 to December 31.