Families grieve after 40 killed in deadly China storms

Family members grieve during the funeral.

Family members grieve during the funeral.AFP - Getty Images

May 15, 2012, 10:52 AM UTC

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Family members grieve during a funeral for the victims of the violent hailstorm and torrential rain that swept through Minxian in northwestern China's Gansu province. Pictures taken on May 13, 2012 and made available today. — Family members grieve during a funeral for the victims of the violent hailstorm and torrential rain that swept through Minxian in northwestern China's Gansu province. Pictures taken on May 13, 2012 and made available today.AFP - Getty Images

Funerals are being held for forty people killed when a brief but violent hailstorm and torrential rain swept through a mountainous region of northwestern China, Agence France Presse reports.

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Family members carry a coffin during the funeral procession. 29,300 people were evacuated after rain and hail battered the county. — Family members carry a coffin during the funeral procession. 29,300 people were evacuated after rain and hail battered the county.AFP - Getty Images

Family members grieve during the funeral. — Family members grieve during the funeral.AFP - Getty Images

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