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Trapped villagers hail firefighters as heroes
2011-06-16 07:59
When 48-year-old Huang Daxiang recalled the night he and his mother were saved from the torrential floods that annihilated his hometown, he kept saying: "thanks to the heroes."
New round of rains leaves 7 dead, 7 missing
2011-06-15 15:50
A new round of rains and flooding in Central and South China has left seven people dead and seven more missing over the past three days, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said in Beijing Wednesday.
More than 4,000 evacuated in rainstorm-hit E China
2011-06-15 14:06
More than 4,000 people were evacuated in East China's Jiangxi province, which has been hit by a new round of rainstorms since Tuesday.
Heavy downpours to hit Central, South China again
2011-06-13 14:04
A new round of downpours is set to batter central and southern China in the next several days, local authorities said on Monday.
Drinking water, food delivered to stranded town
2011-06-13 09:47
Local government is rationing out food and water to about 4,100 villagers after floods ravaged Guandao township, Tongcheng county, in Central China's Hubei province.
Flood takes village hero
2011-06-13 09:36
As usual, the 16-year-old middle school student Wang Fengqin called her father, who lives in a remote village, a week before she was due to return home on Friday.
Schools in SW China to resume classes after floods
2011-06-12 23:00
Schools in Wangmo County in Southwest China's Guizhou province will resume classes in days starting Monday after being forced to close by floods that struck the county a week ago, local authorities said Sunday.
Major rivers at safe levels after heavy rains hit S China
2011-06-12 22:57
China's flood control agency said late Sunday that, after torrential rains hit South China, water levels at the country's major rivers were staying below the warning lines.
Torrential rains leave 36 dead, 21 missing in C China
2011-06-12 20:50
Torrential rains have left 36 people dead and 21 others missing in central China's Hunan Province, said local authorities,
Downpours forecast to hit regions along Yangtze River
2011-06-12 17:07
The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on Sunday issued a level-three emergency alert in response to strong rainstorms that are expected to hit the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Man-made causes ruled out in C China landslide
2011-06-12 13:38
Authorities in a rain-drenched central China province said on Sunday that a landslide that killed 12 people and left seven others missing earlier this week was not triggered by man-made causes.
Rain, floods take their toll in C China
2011-06-10 19:14
Rain and floods battered central and eastern China Thursday night and Friday, killing 44 people and leaving 33 others missing in the provinces of Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi.

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