Missiles Fired to Make Rain
     
    Six missiles, each costing about 2,000 yuan (US$240), were fired 
Monday in Liyang, Changzhou City of east China's Jiangsu Province, to 
alleviate the dry spells that have lasted since late May. Rain started 
to fall 15 minutes after the launch. 

                                         (China Daily June 28, 2005)
 
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