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Floods affect 142,000 in Chongqing
2011-06-23 10:10
Persistent downpours have battered Dazu county in Chongqing municipality since Tuesday, triggering floods in 24 towns and affecting 142,000 residents. Disaster relief efforts are underway.
Farewell, flood fighters
2011-06-21 10:29
Local residents gather to say goodbye to paramilitary policemen who helped them battle floods and stop a dike from breaching, in Zhenqiao township, Leping city, East China's Jiangxi province, June 20, 2011. A total of 500 paramilitary policemen joined the battle against floods in Zhenqiao from June 15 to June 20.
Heavy rain causes giant crater on highway
2011-06-20 09:18
A huge sinkhole is seen on a damaged section of a Provincial Highway 221 in Jiangshan city, East China's Zhejiang province, June 19, 2011.
Wuhan wades through heavy rainstorm
2011-06-18 23:07
A bus and a pedestrian wade through a flooded road in Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei province, June 18, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]
Nanjing overwhelmed by downpour
2011-06-18 17:04
A bike rider wades through a flooded road in Nanjing, capital of East China Jiangsu province, June 18, 2011.
Landslide damages 51 households in E China
2011-06-17 15:40
A total of 51 households of two villages in Lujiang were damaged after a severe landslide by triggered torrential rain on June 10.
Life after the flood
2011-06-17 15:31
A village of Laibin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region is flooded by heavy rain, June 16, 2011.
Dam bursts, people evacuated in E China province
2011-06-17 15:04
Flood-affected residents carry family belongings to safety alongside the Puyang River in Zhuji city of East China's Zhejiang province on June 16, 2011.
Relief as torrential rains take a break
2011-06-16 15:15
A corn field is inundated by floodwaters in Luocheng Mulam autonomous county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, June 15, 2011. The county was hit by a fresh round of torrential rains from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning.
430,000 affected by heavy rains in C China
2011-06-16 10:16
A second round of heavy rains hit the province from June 13 to June 15, triggering floods in seven cities and counties among 62 regions lashed by the rains, leaving about 430,000 people affected.
Mountain landslide kills 2 in E China
2011-06-16 09:38
Firefighters search for the trapped people in the landslide-destroyed houses in Ningguo of East China's Anhui province, June 15, 2011.
Kids evacuated from flood-trapped kindergarten
2011-06-15 14:34
Close to 130 children and 30 teachers trapped in the kindergarten were successfully evacuated by policemen and firefighters on Tuesday after torrential rains hit the city.

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