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Bridge over troubled water
2011-06-15 10:56
Hubei University students walk on a "bridge" of chairs over a flooded path on June 14, 2011.Heavy rain hit Wuhan and Hubei provinces causing flooding. Drainpipes broken by construction workers near Hubei university campus also added to the problem.
Hubei floods trap school students
2011-06-15 10:50
Two pupils hold hands as they walk on a flooded street outside their school gate in Huangshi, Hubei province, on June 14, 2011. Heavy rains caused flooding which trapped school students.
Rain adds to watermelon growers' sales woes
2011-06-14 10:25
With an abundance of watermelons this year, the selling price for watermelons in Guangxi has dropped to below 0.2 yuan per kilogram.
Pandas safe after days of torrential rain
2011-06-14 10:12
Heavy rains battered Xiuning from June 9 to June 11, causing floods in the region. The three pandas at the ecological park were well protected from the rain.
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.
S China completes early-rice planting amid drought
2011-06-04 19:19
A total of 56.95 million mu of the country's farmland (about 3.8 million hectares) was affected by drought, the country's top drought relief authority said Friday.
Timely rainfall soaks drought-hit E China
2011-06-04 16:55
Heavy rains are expected across drought-hit regions in Zhejiang province during the Dragon Boat holidays (June 4 to 6).
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).
Floods raise Minjiang River to warning level
2011-06-08 10:52
A woman carrying a load walks near the Minjing River, which threatens to flood a main road, in Shunchang county, Southeast China's Fujian province, June 8, 2011. Water in the river has passed the 117.5 meter warning level due to recent lingering rainstorms.
Honghu Lake dried up
2011-05-30 09:02
Honghu Lake, China's seventh-largest freshwater lake, is suffering from the worst drought in 70 years, having received just 144 millimetres of rainfall from January 21 to May 21 this year, only 21 percent of the amount recorded during the same period last year.
Severe drought ravages Central and East China
2011-05-28 16:12
Severe drought plagues South and East China regions
Students suffer water shortage in drought
2011-05-27 09:57
Students wait in lines to get water from a truck on a school playground in Xihe township, Suizhou city, Central China's Hubei province, May 26, 2011. The drought has left 5,400 residents and two schools in Xihe short of drinking water.

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