Wangmo County
| Wangmo County | |
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| County | |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture | Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Wangmo County (望谟县) is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Wangmo, recorded 122.5 millimetres (4.8 in) of rainfall in one hour, on 9 June 2011, the most rainfall in the county in 200 years. [1] And on 20 June 2011, 312 millimetres (1 ft 0.3 in) of rain fell in 3hrs in the county [2] as part of significant flooding across the region.
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Coordinates: 25°10′48″N 106°06′00″E / 25.18000°N 106.10000°E
- ↑ "China floods kill fifty-two as 100,000 flee homes". Associated Foreign Press. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ↑ "Flood-hit China braces for more storms". 20 June 2011.
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