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Premier Wen reassures flood-affected public, orders more responsive efforts
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has urged that more efforts be implemented to fight floods, while reassuring those residents living in areas ravaged by flooding and inspecting flood damage, during his visit to Wuzhou city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which has been plagued by torrential rains. During the two-day visit ending Sunday, Wen checked on water levels and river banks in Wuzhou, and visited households in mountainous areas, urban downtowns and rural areas, pledging the government...
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Over 10 mln affected by floods in S China, 132 dead
As of Sunday morning, more than 10 million people in south China's nine provinces have been affected by severe floods, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (SFCDRH) said Sunday. Mud flows and floods triggered by the intense rainstorms that started mid-June have left 132 people dead and 86 missing and prompted the evacuation of 280,000 people in nine provinces, including Fujian, Jiangxi, and Hunan provinces.
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Vice premier Hui Liangyu urges flood control efforts
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu on Friday urged local governments to strengthen flood control efforts and try all means to save the people endangered by the disaster. The official asked the Ministry of Water Resources and local governments to pay close attention to the development of the flood and prevent dam breaks. Government authorities should also pay more attention to rain-triggered landslides and other disasters brought by flood, Hui said.
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China raises emergency response level for floods as 88 confirmed dead
China's disaster relief departments raised the emergency response to level-three from level-four Saturday morning for the floods that have hit southern China, as authorities forecast more rain to fall over coming days. The Civil Affairs Ministry and the State Disaster Relief Commission made the decision. As of 10:00 a.m. Saturday, downpours that began pounding southern China Sunday had left 88 people dead, 48 missing, and forced the evacuation of 757,000 ...
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People's lives affected by flood in S China
Rescuers walk in Shuangshang village of Cangwu, county of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 16, 2010. Some 112,000 residents of Cangwu county were affected by torrents and landslides trigered by heavy rainstorms and 32,000 of them have been removed to safe places.
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Millions affected by rainstorms, floods in S China
The heavy rains that began pounding southern China regions Sunday had as of 10:00 a.m. Thursday left 46 dead, 50 missing and millions of local residents affected, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said. Flash floods and landslides caused by the heavy rains have brought about casualties and economic loss in 74 county-level cities in six southern provincial-level regions, including Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi and Sichuan, the ministry said in a notice on its website Thursday.
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China launches emergency response for flood relief
China's disaster relief authorities launched a level III emergency response plan Monday night to help the victims of floods. The Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (SFDH) dispatched a work team to south China's Hunan Province to guide relief work, a statement on the SFDH website said. Three other teams were dispatched Monday afternoon to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and...
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China sends working teams to assist flood control in rain-battered regions
China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (SFDH) has sent four working teams Monday to help flood control in provinces and regions pounded by heavy rains that triggered floods and mud slides. The flood control authority held a meeting Monday night with the Ministry of Water Resources agreeing to dispatch one more working team to central Hunan Province to help consolidate river banks along the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River and ensure the safety of reservoirs.
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OIC chief condoles with China over floods victims
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu condoled Sunday with China over the deaths caused by torrential rains that hit the southeastern parts of the country. Ihsanoglu "expressed deep sorrow over the casualties and losses caused by unusual heavy seasonal flooding, in particular in the southeast area of the country," a statement by the pan-Islamic group said Sunday.
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Floods cause 24 bln yuan losses in China this year
Floods have caused havoc in 21 provinces in China this year, resulting in 24 billion yuan (3.5 billion U.S. dollars) of direct economic losses as of Friday, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said Saturday. The amount of economic losses were up 370 percent from a year earlier, the office said in a statement. A total of 155 people died and 24 other were missing due to the floods...
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