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Dramatic climate shifts due to global warming
2011-06-10 15:07
Chen Zhenghong, senior engineer at the Meteorological Bureau of Central China's Hubei province, said the sharp shift between drought and flood in East and Central China was a result of global warming, Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday.
Downpours trigger lethal landslide
2011-06-13 09:47
At least 19 people were confirmed dead in a landslide on Friday that devastated villages in Zhanqiao township, Yueyang city, Central China's Hunan province, an official said on Sunday.
Water supply top concern of flood victims
2011-06-10 07:33
Among the hardships flood victims in Wangmo county in Guizhou province must endure, rebuilding their homes is perhaps not the worst.
Flood leaves 15 dead in Hunan
2011-06-10 13:07
China's flood death toll continued to rise Friday, with 15 more confirmed dead in the central Hunan province alone.
China floods kill 52 people
2011-06-08 20:35
Floods have killed 52 people and left 32 missing in China since the flood season started in June, a senior official said Wednesday.
Heavy rain triggers floods in north China
2011-06-03 19:45
Heavy downfalls have triggered floods in Arun Banner, Hulun Buir League of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, causing damage to houses and crops.
Downpours lead to floods in SW China
2011-06-06 17:07
Continuous downpours have triggered floods and left 13 people missing in Wangmo County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, the province's flood control and drought relief headquarters said on Monday.
Death toll climbs to 54 in China floods
2011-06-09 13:22
An elderly couple who went missing after their home collapsed during Tuesday's flood in East China's Jiangxi province have been confirmed dead, bringing the flood's death toll to 54.
Floods kill 21 as emergency level raised
2011-06-08 07:20
Floods killed 21 people and left at least 31 others missing in Southwest China's Guizhou province as authorities upgraded the emergency response to Level 3 from Level 4 on Tuesday.
From drought to floods and mudslides in C China
2011-06-09 17:47
Torrential rains reached the Hunan province on June 4, relieving the ongoing drought but causing floods and mudslides, which are expected to cost Loudi city approximately 66 million yuan ($10 million).
China ups alarm level for Guizhou floods
2011-06-07 13:39
The Chinese government on Tuesday upgraded its emergency response level for the recent floods in southwest Guizhou province to level III, the third level of China's national emergency response system.
Rain, floods kill 18 in C China
2011-06-10 11:10
A new round of rain and floods battered central China Thursday night and Friday, killing 18 and injuring more than 100 in Hubei Province, the local government said.

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