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China hit by floods, landslides and heat as extreme weather takes its toll
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -Torrential rains swept across swathes of China on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Danas drenched ...
Southern China and Hong Kong Brace for Floods and Fierce Winds from Danas
The authorities warned of possible flash flooding as the remnants of Typhoon Danas passed through the region. Hong Kong suspended schools for Friday.
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Severe flooding in Central China kills at least 12, traps ... - NBC News
Severe flooding in Central China kills at least 12, traps subway riders in waist-high water. Zhengzhou city officials have warned that the "flood control situation is grim." Get more news ...
Flood-hit China expands social security net as extreme rain takes toll
China has expanded the economic safeguards for segments of its population affected by flood control schemes in times of ...
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China’s summer of devastating floods shows steep challenge as it ...
Before last week’s floods, natural disasters had already cost nearly $13 billion in direct economic losses and affected 32 million people this year, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management ...
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In the flood's wake, Rasuwagadhi left in ruins, China trade route cut off
July 11 -- year-old Lhakpa Tsho Ghale still remembers the devastating 2015 earthquake. She used to run a small hotel in ...
Tibetan glacial lake drainage triggered deadly flood in Nepal, climate body says
The deadly flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people and left more than two dozen missing this week ...
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China floods test limits of country still reeling from coronavirus | CNN
In central China’s Hubei province, which accounted for more than 80% all of China coronavirus cases, historic levels of rainfall were recorded in several cities, causing widespread floods and ...