Flood
New news from the meteorological agency as China struggles amid historic floods
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The latest flood update from the China Meteorological Administration said that natural disasters in the Yangtze River (or Truong Giang) this year are weaker than in 1998.
China's flood: The miserable scene of white people protecting the dykes at night
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China's historic floods caused many sections of river dykes to break, causing severe flooding. People stayed up all night to protect the dike.
China's latest flood on July 14: More than half of the south is submerged in flooding
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More than half of southern China was submerged in flooding. Floods are forecast to reach the north. More than 38 million people are miserable, more than 140 people are dead, not to mention missing, while the water level of the Yangtze River continues to rise.
Unpredictable rain and floods continue, China urgently saves dykes
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Chinese police and military forces are being urgently deployed to flooded areas to reinforce flood-proof dykes, especially in the middle and downstream of the Yangtze River, which has exceeded the warning level on July 13.
Over 1,000-year-old trees fell after heavy rain in Japan
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After heavy rains in Japan, a giant snow leopard, about 1,200-1,300 years old, in Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture, fell.
Millions of Chinese people struggle amid "oasis" caused by historic floods
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These days, floods continue to threaten the lives of more than 33 million Chinese people. Local authorities, rescue teams, volunteers... struggled to fight against floods and make efforts to overcome the consequences.
China's latest flood update on July 10
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Floods in China on July 10 continue to be complicated, with a level 2 warning maintained.
Close-up of the lives of people in flooded areas in China
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After the historic rains in early July, flooding in Poyang district (Giangxi province, China) is still very serious. Up to now, many households that have been evacuated have not been able to return home.
China's flood areas: Some isolated, some muddy
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Some places in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces (China) have started cleaning up streets after the historic heavy rain in recent days. In particular, there are still some isolated areas where rescue teams have to rescue people.
Severe floods have caused many places in China to be submerged in water
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Heavy rains in early July in Hubei, Anhui, Zhejiang... and Chongqing City (China) caused floods and landslides, killing or leaving many people missing and damaging many structures.
54 dead, Japan issues new warning about flood disaster in the central region
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On July 8, Japan issued a new warning for flooding and landslides amid heavy rains across the central region and the death toll from natural disasters has risen to 54.
China rains heavy floods, Vu Han raises warning to second highest level
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China's Yunhan has upgraded flood control emergency response from level 3 to level 2, the second highest in a four-level system.
images of devastation in Japan after the terrible flood swept through
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According to Japanese officials, the death toll from flooding caused by heavy rains and landslides on Kyushu island increased to 34 people and 14 others went missing on July 5. The city of Kumamoto is the place that has suffered the most damage to people and property up to now.
Japan: New floods in a few days, dozens of people have died
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Heavy rains caused flooding in Japan since July 3, killing at least 34 people.
China: Floods cause terrible landslides, submerging highways in mud
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Heavy rains in China caused landslides, submerging a section of the highway in mud in Chongqing.
