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.
Fierce floods ruin crops and livelihoods
2011-06-16 08:05
Chen Xingong, 60, the owner of a 10-square-meter grocery store in Yongan town, Xianning city, endured a gloomy day on Wednesday when his small shop was flooded by sudden heavy rain.
New round of heavy rain claims seven more lives
2011-06-16 08:02
The floods in Central and South China have killed another seven people and left seven more missing during the past three days, the government said on Wednesday. Fierce floods ruin crops, livelihoods
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."
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
13 missing after flooding 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.

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