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Health officials are now concerned about an<br \/>\noutbreak of waterborne diseases, it added, saying six people have died so far.<\/p>\n<p>China gave the Nepali government over US$50,000 for emergency relief work, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/south_asia\/7574951.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full story<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 50,000 people have fled their homes after a dam collapsed in southeastern Nepal, the BBC reported. 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