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Floods revive calls for new drainage system

Updated: 2013-07-22 10:11
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Floods revive calls for new drainage system

An underpass flooded in Beijing on July 21, 2012. Heavy rain and flood killed 79 people that night in the capital and highlighted the imperfect drainage system. China plans to build a new drainage system in ten years, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. [Photo/Xinhua]

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