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Heavy floods in central and southern China kill at least 9 and displace tens of thousands
At least eight people were listed as missing in the worst-hit provinces of Henan, Hubei and Guizhou, where rivers overtopped ...
Flash flood warnings in eastern China as Storm Danas moves inland
Tropical Storm Danas drenched eastern China on Wednesday, triggering flash flood alerts and school closures as it tracked across the country's high-tech industrial heartland.
Heavy Rain Hits China's Flood-Stricken Guizhou for Second Time in a Week
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Heavy rain struck China's southwestern Guizhou province again on Saturday, half-submerging the already ...
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China has just contained the coronavirus. Now it’s battling some of the worst floods in decades - CNN
As of Sunday afternoon, floods had disrupted the lives of over 5.5 million people in the province, with nearly half a million evacuated from their homes, China’s state-broadcaster CCTV reported.
China, reeling from floods, braces for second tropical cyclone in two weeks
A tropical depression may hit southern China as early as Thursday, meteorologists cautioned, bringing rain and gales to a ...
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'Sponge cities' could be the answer to soaking up urban flooding - NPR
Almost all of China's medium and large cities are susceptible to floods. Some experts are promoting a solution called sponge cities — urban landscapes that are softer and meant to absorb more ...
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China’s summer of devastating floods shows steep challenge as it grapples with extreme weather | CNN - CNN International
China’s government has mounted a top-down effort to revamp how the country responds to extreme weather in recent years after 2021 floods in Henan’s Zhengzhou killed more than 300 people.
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Flash flood displaces hundreds in Xizang
The flood hit around 5 am near Gyirong Port, a major border crossing between China and Nepal, affecting communities on both ...