BEIJING, April 22, 2024 (AFP) – Four people are dead and 10 others missing following storms that battered southern China, state media said Monday, with tens of thousands evacuated from areas hit by torrential downpours. Heavy rain has descended upon the vast southern province of Guangdong in recent days, swelling rivers and raising fears of severe flooding that state media said could be of the sort only “seen around once a century”. “Three deaths were […]
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China floods leave more than 100 dead or missing: report
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Flooding in China’s Yangtze river basin has left 112 people dead or missing in recent days, media said Tuesday, with more damage feared from a typhoon expected to land within days. Some 16 million people have been affected by heavy rains that have left vast areas under water near the Yangtze, China’s longest river, the Beijing News cited the civil affairs ministry as saying. Water levels in Taihu Lake, close to […]
Floods in China kill 19, affects thousands
(Reuters) — Rescuers evacuated residents in southern China on Sunday (May 25) after flooding caused by heavy rains killed 19 people and affected thousands, state media reported. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed footage of rescuers carrying people from flooded homes in Jiangkou County of southwest Guizhou province. State media reported that heavy flooding in Guangzhou city resulted in the collapse of an 80-year-old bridge. Official Xinhua news agency said seven people are missing in Guangdong province, where flood levels in some regions reached up […]





