Deadly Floods Kill 15, Displace or Strand over 100,000 People in China
Chinese Communist Party authorities scrambled to respond to devastating floods in southwest Chongqing and Sichuan, China.
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Chinese Villagers: The Communist Party Flooded Us to Protect Big Cities
Villagers living in the rural Chinese Lujiang county, in Anhui province, have accused the government of deliberately flooding their lands to protect big cities and expensive manufacturing assets from damage, according to an Epoch Times report released Thursday.
China: Xi Jinping Finally Visits Flood Disaster Zones — Two Months Later
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping surfaced in Anhui province, one of 27 provinces severely affected by floods, last week to inspect the damage.
China Faces Food Shortage as Droughts, Floods, and Pests Ruin Harvest
Torrential rains and heavy flooding, hard on the heels of widespread drought and infestations of locusts and worms, have left China with rising consumer prices and troubling signs of a food shortage.
China Says over 38 Million Affected by Historic Floods as Typhoon Hits
Typhoon Hagupit made landfall in eastern China Tuesday as much of the nation’s interior continued to struggle with historic floods that, as of Tuesday, Beijing said had “affected” over 38 million people.
Typhoon Threatens Heavily Flooded Areas of China
Flood-ravaged areas of China faced a new threat on Monday as Typhoon Hagupit approached its eastern coast, bringing 55-mile-per-hour wind gusts and more heavy rain.
Report: Nearly 100 Counts of Corruption During Construction of China’s Three Gorges Dam
Australia’s Spectator revealed on Thursday that police received nearly 100 corruption complaints during the construction of the world’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Three Gorges Dam, currently straining under the pressure of once-in-a-century floods.
China: Locals Scramble for High Ground as Three Gorges Dam Faces Mounting Pressure
Nervous residents living below the massive Three Gorges Dam on China’s Yangtze River are building up flood defenses and heading for higher ground as new floodwaters surge toward the dam.
Almost 24 Million People Affected by China Floods, Worst Yet to Come
Torrential rains in China continued this week, threatening even worse floods after almost 24 million people have been impacted by 433 overflowing rivers, with millions evacuated and at least 142 dead as of Tuesday.
Chinese State Media: Killer Flood Waters Are Like ‘Naughty Kids Who Want to Go Out and Play’
Chinese state media is taking some heat – even from within the tightly-controlled Chinese Internet – for minimizing the danger of a flood disaster that has already ruined millions of lives, and threatens to unleash an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe if the massive Three Gorges hydroelectric dam fails.
Xi Jinping Sends Mission to Mars While Chinese Heartland Remains Underwater
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday touted advances in the “great socialist cause” over the past century, including the “War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea” – i.e. the Chinese military intervention that unleashed the inhuman evil of the North Korean Communist regime upon the people of Korea and the world – and culminating in China’s launch of an unmanned mission to Mars. Meanwhile, southern China remains submerged in flood water and nervous residents wonder if the huge Three Gorges Dam can withstand the stress from the swollen Yangtze River.
China: Xi Jinping Ignores Historic Floods, Urges Businessmen to ‘Rise to Challenges’
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping delivered comments on Tuesday again offering no leadership on the historic floods threatening at least 27 provinces in the country, instead pressuring Chinese businesses to rapidly make up for losses caused by the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
China’s Greatest Dam ‘Leaked, Distorted’ as Floods Force More Evacuations
Chinese officials ordered more evacuations on Monday and Tuesday as heavy rains continued to flood tributaries of the Yangtze River, dangerously elevating the water level and raising new concerns about the safety of the region’s many dams, including the massive Three Gorges hydroelectric plant.
Floods Force China to Blow Up Dam to Protect World’s Largest Hydroelectric Plant
Chinese state media announced on Sunday that it blasted holes in the Chuhe River dam in order to “alleviate the pressure of flood control” at the massive Three Gorges Dam, which is straining under the pressure from flooding of the mighty Yangtze River.
Xi Jinping – from the Comfort of Beijing – Demands Underlings ‘Brave’ Catastrophic Floods
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping demanded Communist Party leaders “brave challenges” on Sunday in the face of nationwide floods affecting 27 provinces, urging “more effective flood control measures” but not appearing to specify or offer any help personally to his underlings.
Wuhan in State of Emergency over Deadly Floods Along Yangtze
In response to deadly flooding in recent days, Wuhan, China, upgraded its emergency response for flood control to the second-highest level on Monday, China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
China Insists Three Gorges Dam Is Safe Despite Alarming Satellite Photos
Chinese officials responded on Tuesday to alarming photos of the Three Gorges Dam posted on social media by insisting the dam is completely safe and has suffered only a few millimeters of structural distortion over the years.
