Yongjia

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  1. 1
    A county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

    "Nearly five million people in Zhejiang Province have been affected by the storm, Typhoon Lekima, which made landfall early Saturday, according to the reports. Many of the deaths occurred in Yongjia County, near the city of Wenzhou, when the collapse of a natural dam set off a flash flood that swept away several people in the fast-moving waters, said CCTV, the state-run broadcaster."

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wenzhou

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"Nearly five million people in Zhejiang Province have been affected by the storm, Typhoon Lekima, which made landfall early Saturday, according to the reports. Many of the deaths occurred in Yongjia County, near the city of Wenzhou, when the collapse of a natural dam set off a flash flood that swept away several people in the fast-moving waters, said CCTV, the state-run broadcaster."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永嘉 (Yǒngjiā).

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