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China - The death toll following the recent torrential rains in China has risen to 26. Eleven people died in Hunan, five in Jiangxi and four in Fujian. Guizhou, Guangxi and Chongqing each reported two deaths. Flash floods and landslides have toppled more than 8,700 houses, damaged another 66,000 homes.
Philippines - Heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in four southern Philippines provinces, displacing thousands of villagers. Authorities have declared a state of emergency in the provinces of Cotabato, Maguindanao and Bukidnon, where 91 villages have been flooded. More than 13,000 families are receiving food aid and other assistance in evacuation centres. Thirty-five schools in Maguindanao province have been inundated and closed since last week.
New Zealand - A brief tornado blew through the West Coast township of Rutherglen on Saturday, lifting a shed off the ground and throwing it into a fence.
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