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Shanxi Governor Resigns as China Mudslide Toll Climbs

Shanxi governor Meng Xuenong has resigned after only eight months in office. Reuters reports:The governor of China’s northern province of Shanxi resigned on Sunday as the death toll from a mudslide caused by the collapse of a mine waste reservoir climbed to 254, state media reported. Meng Xuenong, who governed Shanxi for a mere eight months, was replaced by Wang Jun, the head of the State A