Relentless rain in western China is causing more devastation and hampering relief work after mudslides in Gansu Province.

在甘肃遭遇泥石流之后，中国西部的暴雨继续造成巨大破坏并阻碍救援工作的进行。

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By Tuesday noon, some 1,300 rescue and relief troops, including doctors and soldiers, had arrived at Wenchuan County for the first time after the quake struck and started operations in rain.

周二中午，1300名官兵和医生首次进入震中汶川，在雨中展开救援工作。

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Officials overseeing relief efforts in Pakistan say an outbreak of disease is presenting a new threat to flood victims as they brace for more rain.

负责巴基斯坦救灾工作的官员说，在灾民面临更多降雨来袭的同时，疾病的爆发给洪灾灾民带来新的威胁。

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As July arrived, the high-pressure dome weakened slightly and the returning rain, though modest, provided relief.

ECONOMIST: The sky flashed

And continued rain in the coming days threatened to make relief efforts more difficult.

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And although the three official Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of Texas that Mr Perry proclaimed in April failed to elicit relief from on high, he might at any moment respond in the affirmative to his fellow mortals' calls to run.

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