China floods will get worse - Authorities concerned

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Authorities concerned that China floods will get worse

Thursday 22nd July, 2010

Over 110 million people have been affected by a flood disaster in China, which has led to the deaths of over 700 people.

Premier Wen Jiabao, in comments published in Chinese newspapers on Thursday, said the situation was serious and called for greater disaster prevention efforts.

"The country is now at a crucial stage in fighting the floods, with water levels on the Yangtze River, Huai River and Tai Lake surpassing safety limits. The situation is very serious as typhoons are coming," Wen said.


Over 350 others are missing and 645,000 homes have collapsed, according to China’s State Flood Control and Drought Relief ministry.

The south of the country has been experiencing very high water levels and more rain is on the way with a second tropical storm in the space of a week due to hit.

Rescue officials are using the time between storms to evacuate more people.

Already 13 million people have already been evacuated after the many weeks of torrential rain, which is now bursting dams and causing landslides.

Some officials fear a repeat of the Yangtze floods of 1998, which killed 4000.

 

[GoFlyKiteNow]

Flood-hit China braces for typhoon Chanthu
Thu, Jul 22, 2010

The country is now at a crucial stage in fighting the floods, with water levels surpassing safety limits.

CHONGQING, China, July 22, 2010 (AFP) - Southern China braced Thursday for the arrival of typhoon Chanthu, with flights cancelled and more "ferocious" rainfall forecast after the loss of more than 700 lives in floods this year.

Chanthu's expected mid-day landfall in Guangdong province comes as the nation grapples with its worst flooding in 10 years, which is expected to continue as the typhoon season gains pace.

Chanthu was expected to hit Guangdong, the island province of Hainan and the Guangxi region with maximum winds of up to 126 kilometres per hour (78 mph) and "ferocious precipitation", the China Meteorological Administration warned.

Those are among the areas already hit by torrential rains and subsequent flooding that has killed hundreds over the past several weeks and caused scores of rivers and lakes across the region to reach danger levels.

At least 701 people have died since the beginning of the year, while 347 people remain missing, vice minister of water resources Liu Ning told reporters Wednesday.

The Civil Affairs Ministry said three million people have been evacuated. The flooding has intensified amid increasingly wet weather across several provinces since June. The ministry has said nearly 500 people have been killed or gone missing since July 1 alone.

Liu warned of more misery to come as the typhoon season gets into gear, saying six to eight major typhoons were expected in the coming months.

 

[Brightkid]

Ahhh...even China, who is super big country with growth above 10% need to learnt from singapore's MIW.

Our MIWs didn't loose any sleep over it, unless kena inconvenienced trying to go for breakfast, and just blame it on rubbish, too small drains, and finally if all excuses failed, blame it on God. No mattter what happened, none of their business while 30 of them collecting salary stackable at level as high up as where God is.

BTW, just curious, how muchie salary does the President of china earned per year to be concerned about thier citizens ?

 

[FlipSide]

The awesome power of nature is beyond compare.

 

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A Chinese man stands in floodwaters as two buses make their way along a flooded street in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province on July 21, 2010. Flooding in China that has killed more than 700 people this year is the deadliest in a decade and looks set to worsen as the country gets deeper into typhoon season, the government warned on July 21​

 

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A picture shows this year's biggest release of water from the sluice for flood prevention at the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei province, on July 20, after relentless torrential rains hit Yangtze River areas. The massive water flow on the Yangtze was expected to pose the biggest test for the Three Gorges Dam -- the world's largest hydroelectric project -- since it was completed in 2006, as rivers throughout rain-hit regions have risen to or beyond their warning levels, flooding numerous towns and cities.​

 

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The Three Gorges Dam discharges water to lower the level in a reservoir in Yichang, Hubei province, July 19, 2010​

 

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, journalists take photos as flood water is released from the Three Gorges Dam's floodgates in Yichang, in central China's Hubei province, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Rescuers were searching Tuesday for 30 people buried in landslides as flood waters from days of heavy rain surged past the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest.​

 

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Chinese residents evacuate from flood-hit areas after torrential rains in Dazhou, southwest China's Sichuan province on July 19, 2010.​

 

[Varuna]

Pictures by XINHUA Agency. Premier Wen JiaBo on-site visit to flood affected areas. Very good pics, gesture of assurance that someone on top is there to see, feel and assess the gravity of the situation.

 

[Teo Kok Eng]

Great photos (thanks)

I wonder if we can get to see a view like that when Marina Barrage lower the gates

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, journalists take photos as flood water is released from the Three Gorges Dam's floodgates in Yichang, in central China's Hubei province, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Rescuers were searching Tuesday for 30 people buried in landslides as flood waters from days of heavy rain surged past the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest.​

 

[poore]

tats why wen jia bao is the only politician i admire nowadays