That is really nothing compared to this
More than 1.2m people affected by severe flooding in S China
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Weida Li Sep 04, 2018 13:00
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Heavy rain has affected 1.2m people in southern China's Guangdong Province, causing economic losses of 1.44bn yuan (around US$211m). China News Service
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Heavy rain has affected 1.2m people in southern China's Guangdong Province, causing economic losses of 1.44bn yuan (around US$211m). China News Service
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Heavy rain has affected 1.2m people in southern China's Guangdong Province, causing economic losses of 1.44bn yuan (around US$211m). China News Service
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As of September 2, Guangdong's provincial fire corps had rescued 7,089 people trapped by floods and transferred 58,962 people to safe areas. China News Service
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As of September 2, Guangdong's provincial fire corps had rescued 7,089 people trapped by floods and transferred 58,962 people to safe areas. China News Service
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As of September 2, Guangdong's provincial fire corps had rescued 7,089 people trapped by floods and transferred 58,962 people to safe areas. China News Service
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China's National Commission for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) jointly activated an emergency response on September 2. China News Service
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The city of Shantou in Guangdong Province immersed in water. China News Service
More than 1.2 million people in 14 cities and 27 counties across south China’s Guangdong Province have been affected by severe flooding since the end of last month.
The region has been suffering from torrential rain since June, as the southwest monsoon and tropical cyclone seasons continue to batter the lower part of the country. According to the
local meteorological bureau, over 1,000 millimetres of rain fell on the southeastern part of the province on August 30 – the equivalent of an entire year’s rainfall in the city of Shanghai.
Some 127,000 people have been forced to evacuate, according to
local civil affairs authorities, with 43 houses destroyed and 44,700 hectares of farmland damaged. The rain has also caused direct economic losses of 1.44bn yuan (around US$211m).
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China's National Commission for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) jointly
activated an emergency response on Sunday.
A special work team has also been sent to the disaster area to provide disaster relief guidance and help search for victims.
As of September 2, Guangdong's provincial fire corps had rescued 7,089 people trapped by floods and transferred 58,962 people to safe areas.
China has been struck by several severe floods this year. In August, 31 people in
eastern China were killed by devastating floods caused by Typhoon Rumbia. In July, heavy rainfall caused flooding and landslides in
southwestern China, affecting around 250,000 people and causing estimated economic losses of 765m yuan (US$114m
