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Rain batters China anew; 94,000 evacuated in flood
August 22, 2010 by Alex
Filed under Featured, Health & Environment, International news, Planetary / Cosmic Overwatch, SCI & TECH
Associated Press
BEIJING – Flooding has forced the evacuation of 94,000 people in the north China port city of Dandong after heavy rains caused the Yalu river to breach its banks, state media said Sunday.
More rain was expected to pound the region, which borders North Korea, and threatened to trigger more flooding Sunday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
An official with the Flood Control Headquarters in Dandong who would only give his surname, Cui, said three people were missing.
On Saturday, floodwaters punctured a dike between the river and an economic development zone in Dandong, inundating many neighborhoods. The river’s water level had fallen since then but remained dangerously high, Xinhua said, without giving specific measurements.
August 22, 2010 by Alex
Filed under Featured, Health & Environment, International news, Planetary / Cosmic Overwatch, SCI & TECH
Associated Press
BEIJING – Flooding has forced the evacuation of 94,000 people in the north China port city of Dandong after heavy rains caused the Yalu river to breach its banks, state media said Sunday.
More rain was expected to pound the region, which borders North Korea, and threatened to trigger more flooding Sunday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
An official with the Flood Control Headquarters in Dandong who would only give his surname, Cui, said three people were missing.
On Saturday, floodwaters punctured a dike between the river and an economic development zone in Dandong, inundating many neighborhoods. The river’s water level had fallen since then but remained dangerously high, Xinhua said, without giving specific measurements.
