World IN BRIEF : CHINA : Dam Bursts, Floods Villages; 223 Die
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A dam burst in China’s remote western Qinghai province, releasing cascades of water that wiped out several villages and killed at least 223 people, officials and local health workers said. Thousands of people were injured and many are missing since the dam broke about 11 p.m. Friday, flooding numerous villages, local television said. It was not immediately known what caused the failure of the dam at the Gouhou reservoir.
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