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Floods in Shaanxi kill 73; 121 still missing
2010-07-23 19:26
Rain-triggered floods and landslides in southern parts of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province had left at least 73 people dead and 121 missing as of Friday noon, the provincial government said.
Floods leave 742 dead, 367 missing in China in 2010
2010-07-23 19:17
Floods in China this year have left 742 people dead and 367 missing as of 9:00 a.m. Friday, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said.
Vessels resume passing through Three Gorges Dam
2010-07-22 19:42
Vessels resumed passing through the Three Gorges Dam Thursday afternoon, after the dam was closed for over three days amid large water flows on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, China's largest river.
Rainstorms hit northeast China, 152,000 relocated
2010-07-22 17:43
Rainstorms have caused havoc in the northeastern provinces of Liaoning and Jilin since Monday, leading to the collapse of 5,700 houses and relocation of 152,000 people, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Thursday.
Giant tornado lashes E China, 2,308 people affected
2010-07-22 17:16
A giant tornado swept the eastern China county on Tuesday, disturbing the life of 2,308 local residents. Large swaths of houses and crops were destroyed, and local electric and communication power was hindered.
Typhoon Chanthu to land on southern China's Guangdong
2010-07-22 11:08
Chanthu, the third tropical storm of the season, is expected to make a landfall on coastal areas of southern China's Guangdong Province Thursday noon, according to meteorologists from the neighboring province of Hainan, which is on the route of the typhoon.
Disaster relief under way in Sichuan
2010-07-22 07:03
Disaster relief is under way to Guang'an, a city badly hit by floods in Southwest China's Sichuan province.
Central and southwest China to embrace heavy rains
2010-07-24 10:52
China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued Saturday morning an alert, warning torrential rains will hit the nation's central and southwest regions from 8 am Saturday to 8 am Sunday.
Planning mistake blamed for city's flood woes
2010-07-24 08:31
The worst flood to hit eastern Sichuan province in more than 160 years was exacerbated by the narrowing of Qujiang River to allow for new construction, city officials admitted.
Tropical storm nears S China, Strait closed to traffic
2010-07-21 17:22
The Qiongzhou Strait between the Chinese mainland and Hainan island was closed Wednesday as tropical storm Chanthu headed towards south China, said local maritime authorities.
China's Three Gorges Dam withstands peak flood test
2010-07-20 16:15
The Three Gorges Dam on China's Yangtze River was holding up against its first major flood-control test Tuesday, said officials of the China Three Gorges Corporation. Dam braces for largest flood threat
Persistent rain causes death and devastation
2010-07-20 07:03
For Gao Shiying and thousands of his fellow villagers, life along the banks of the Yangtze River has carried on as usual, even as water levels here remained 29 cm above warning levels on Monday.

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