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Rising Seas, Development Predicted to Cause More Flood Disasters The Tropical Storm Harvey in the Unites States and the monsoon in South Asia have again shown how dangerous and destructive floodwaters can be. More than 1,200 people have died across I
Major floods are expected on the Yangtze River this year. In anticipation of that, the Three Gorges Reservoir is discharging water to make room for more when the flood season arrives. 22 reservoirs, including the Three Gorges now form a joint flood c
Four people have been killed in some of the worst flooding in Heilongjiang in decades. The 4 have been killed after the car they were in was washed away in the Nen River, which is about 300-kilometers north of the provincial capital, Harbin. The loca
How terrible the flood was! Around the corner seeped lots of water. I was so scared when I saw the water level goes up higher and higher. No sooner did I see my house flood with rainwater, then I became completely shocked.
China has set new goals for ecological and environmental protection in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, highlighting concerted efforts to control air and water pollution, and the conservation of resources. Under the plan, particles of PM2.5 -- in th
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 August 2007 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is appealing for $5.5 million to head-off a potential health crisis in flood-stricken North Korea. The Swiss agency reports North Korea's healt
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 23 January 2008 Residents of the Gaza Strip have flooded across the border into Egypt to stock up on food and other supplies after militants blew a huge hole in the border barricade, eventually opening the wall completely.
India's prime minister on Thursday declared the flooded state of Bihar a national calamity and ordered emergency relief. The official death toll is 55 but it is believed hundreds more have drowned. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Del
Flood Waters Move In on Bangkok, Thailand Thai authorities say flood waters creeping down from the north could soon swamp the Thai capital, Bangkok, leading thousands of people to leave the city. Thai monks, soldiers, and local people hammered partic
The Beijing meteorological center has issued a yellow alert for two days of thunderstorms and rainstorms starting from Tuesday, warning residents to be prepared for the heaviest rain to hit the capital this summer so far. CRI's Zhang Shuangfeng has m
BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 6 million people had been affected by Typhoon Haikui in four provinces as of 8 a.m. Thursday, the country's flood control authority said. Typhoon Haikui, which made landfall early Wednesday morning in east China'
YICHANG, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- China's Three Gorges Dam on Sunday reached its designed highest mark, the second time for the world's largest water control and hydropower project to run at full capacity. The water level hit 175 meters at 5 p.m. after st
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Sunday that 120 million yuan (19 million U.S. dollars) has been allocated to help the cities of Beijing and Tianjin and neighboring Hebei province to fight floods. The fund, allocated by
BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government initiated a level four emergency plan on Monday in response to torrential rains and flooding in northern China's Shanxi province. The National Commission for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of C
CHENGDU, July 11 (Xinhua) -- More than 220,000 people in southwest China's Sichuan Province have been evacuated from low-lying areas following a flood that struck the disaster-prone region on Wednesday, local authorities said. The flood, the third in
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BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The national flood and drought prevention office has warned that severe floods are more likely to occur this year due to markedly increased rainfall, according to Sunday media reports. Floods may cause greater damage this
Chinese flood control authorities are warning of the potential for heavy flooding along the Yangtze River in the coming weeks. The National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has issued the warning amid heavy rains which have been pounding
Heavy rains have been battering the central and southern regions of China over the past few weeks. The downpours in central China's Hubei Province have killed five people, and left four missing, Roads, houses, power and water conservation facilities