Floods in Southwest China Displace 110,000 People
Flooding in southwest China’s Sichuan province in recent days displaced about 110,000 people as of Sunday, Chinese government officials said.
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Widespread Floods Weaken Chinese Factory Activity
China’s official manufacturing data, released on Monday, showed a decline in manufacturing linked to widespread flooding in August.
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.
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.
Xi Jinping Absent on Historic Floods as China Braces for Water Level Peak
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping is planning a speech on banking Tuesday, yet another event in which he is unlikely to speak on emergency relief efforts to save the millions of people threatened by severe flooding.
