Great Wall collapses after heavy rain
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The Dajingmen section of the Great Wall in Zhangjiakou. [File photo] |
The Ministry of Civil Affairs said Thursday that torrential rains and flooding in Beijing and Hebei province have left 112 dead and 21 missing since July 21.
Natural disasters are also threatening the country's cultural relics, according to a separate statement issued Thursday by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.
A storage site of the National Museum in Beijing and an exhibition hall of the provincial museum of western China's Gansu have been affected by recent rainstorms that damaged eight pieces of precious cultural relics, said the statement.
The administration issued a circular asking local authorities to carry out thorough inspections on cultural heritage units, museums and affiliated storage sites to guarantee the safety of personnel and relics, it added.
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