Floods In China
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40,000 Evacuated In China Due To Floods, More Rain Expected
More than 40,000 people in China's Sichuan province have been evacuated because of floods, state media reported today, as cloudbursts dropped huge amounts of precipitation over several parts of the country.
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China's Meteorological Authority Issues 'Blue Alert', Warns Of Typhoon
China's meteorological authority issued a 'blue alert' today for a typhoon expected to hit the southern province of Guangdong, while warning of mountain floods in the southwest due to torrential rains, which have already taken a heavy toll during the last few weeks.
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China, Taiwan brace for impact of Typhoon Soulik as flood toll exceeds 200
China and Taiwan braced on Friday for the impact of Typhoon Soulik as the toll of dead and missing from torrential rain across a broad swathe of China climbed beyond 200.
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At least 50 killed, 42 missing in China floods
At least 50 people have been killed and 42 missing as floods triggered by strong rainfall battered many parts of China since June 20, authorities here said in Beijing on Friday.
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More than 400 dead or missing in China storms
More than 460 people have died or gone missing in China since June, after extreme summer weather triggered huge floods and deadly landslides, government authorities said
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China on highest flood alert, 550,000 evacuated
China on Friday raised the alert for floods to the highest level as heavy rains pounded the central and southern provinces, forcing the evacuation of more than half a million people, a media report said.Over 555,000 people were evacuated from their homes in seven provinces after rains caused havoc in the Yangtze river basin. A prolonged drought had...
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China experiences worst floods in a decade
Rescue operations continued on Sunday in China's northeastern and northwestern regions after some of the worst floods in a decade.In Kuqa of Xinjiang province, floods triggered by heavy rain paralyzed traffic on a major highway, which has cut off people living in the surrounding mountainous area, Central Chinese Television (CCTV) reported.The CCTV ...
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Stuck in floods, man waits for 5 hours to be rescued
A man stuck at the flood gate of a reservoir was rescued on Thursday in Quanzhou City of Fujian Province after spending 5 hours struggling against the force of rushing floods, Chinese state television reported. CCTV broadcast footage showing the man trapped in the middle of fast-flowing floods full of weeds, with rescuers trying to get hold of...
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40,000 Evacuated In China Due To Floods, More Rain Expected
More than 40,000 people in China's Sichuan province have been evacuated because of floods, state media reported today, as cloudbursts dropped huge amounts of precipitation over several parts of the country.
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China's Meteorological Authority Issues 'Blue Alert', Warns Of Typhoon
China's meteorological authority issued a 'blue alert' today for a typhoon expected to hit the southern province of Guangdong, while warning of mountain floods in the southwest due to torrential rains, which have already taken a heavy toll during the last few weeks.
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China, Taiwan brace for impact of Typhoon Soulik as flood toll exceeds 200
China and Taiwan braced on Friday for the impact of Typhoon Soulik as the toll of dead and missing from torrential rain across a broad swathe of China climbed beyond 200.
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At least 50 killed, 42 missing in China floods
At least 50 people have been killed and 42 missing as floods triggered by strong rainfall battered many parts of China since June 20, authorities here said in Beijing on Friday.
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More than 400 dead or missing in China storms
More than 460 people have died or gone missing in China since June, after extreme summer weather triggered huge floods and deadly landslides, government authorities said
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China on highest flood alert, 550,000 evacuated
China on Friday raised the alert for floods to the highest level as heavy rains pounded the central and southern provinces, forcing the evacuation of more than half a million people, a media report said.Over 555,000 people were evacuated from their homes in seven provinces after rains caused havoc in the Yangtze river basin. A prolonged drought had...
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China experiences worst floods in a decade
Rescue operations continued on Sunday in China's northeastern and northwestern regions after some of the worst floods in a decade.In Kuqa of Xinjiang province, floods triggered by heavy rain paralyzed traffic on a major highway, which has cut off people living in the surrounding mountainous area, Central Chinese Television (CCTV) reported.The CCTV ...
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Stuck in floods, man waits for 5 hours to be rescued
A man stuck at the flood gate of a reservoir was rescued on Thursday in Quanzhou City of Fujian Province after spending 5 hours struggling against the force of rushing floods, Chinese state television reported. CCTV broadcast footage showing the man trapped in the middle of fast-flowing floods full of weeds, with rescuers trying to get hold of...
