Foreign and Military Affairs
US offers condolences over China mudslides
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-08-11 10:15
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WASHINGTON - US State Secretary Hillary Clinton on Tuesday expressed condolences over the deadly flooding and mudslides that have occurred in China.
"The United States is providing support for the ongoing relief efforts through assistance to the Red Cross Society of China," she said.
"To those affected by this tragedy and to all the people of China, we send our heartfelt condolences," Clinton said.
The death toll from a massive rain-triggered mudslides in Zhouqu county in Northwest China's Gansu province has risen to 702, with 1,042 others still missing, local civil affairs authorities said on Tuesday.
