Natural Disasters Affect Nearly 130 Million Chinese in August
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Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 6 September: Nearly 130 million people were affected by natural disasters in August in China.
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China issued emergency flood warnings for central and eastern parts of the nation Tuesday, after torrential downpours led to the deaths of at least 127 in the past eight days.
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BEIJING -- At least 143 people in southwestern China have been killed and dozens more are missing in massive floods and landslides triggered by torrential summer rains, officials and state television reported yesterday.
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Huge casualties are reported from tidal waves and earth tremors in southern and eastern Asia.
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GUANGZHOU, China  - Millions of Chinese shivered through power cuts and water shortages on Wednesday and millions more were stranded by snow and ice ahead of what is for many their only family reunion of the year.
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More than 100 people have died in  floods and landslides in China where dykes protecting a swollen  river in the east, which has already prompted tens of thousands  to flee their homes, are in danger of being breached.
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It was astonishing to see extensive TV news coverage of the aftermath of Typhoon Aere: the mudslides in Tuchang Village in Hsinchu County&#39;s Wufeng Township, the first major flooding
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BEIJING -- Floods and landslides triggered by torrential summer rains have killed at least 118 people and left dozens missing in southwestern China, officials and state television reported Tuesday.
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Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 26 people and left 17 missing in southwest China's Sichuan province in the last week, state media reported Sunday.
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Torrential floods in south-west China have claimed at least 76 lives, while mudslides and collapsed roads have trapped hundreds more, Chinese state media reported today.
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BEIJING - Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 14 people in southern China and forced 20,000 from their homes, a state news agency reported Sunday.
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The death toll in China from Tropical Storm Bilis has suddenly jumped to nearly 500 a week after it left a trail of destruction, with reports that some local authorities tried to cover up fatalities, state media said.
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SHANGHAI, China  - Villagers in an eastern province dug with farm tools Monday to search for 24 people missing in massive landslides unleashed by Typhoon Rananim, which has already been blamed for 115 deaths and is the worst such storm to hit China in seven years.
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Floods in China killed more than 1,000  people this year, destroyed 650,000 village homes and caused  64.7 billion yuan ($7.82 billion) in direct economic losses,  the official Xinhua News agency said.
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HONG KONG, Sept. 8, 2004âSouthwest China braces for more floods after deadly storms killed scores of people and forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate.
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Floods in China killed more than 1,000 people this year, destroyed 650,000 village homes and caused 64.7 billion yuan (&#36;7.82 billion) in direct economic losses, the official Xinhua News agency said.
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BEIJING -- An earthquake in southwest China early yesterday left at least three people dead -- including a boy crushed by debris -- while injuring hundreds, destroying buildings, and forcing the evacuation of 120,000 residents, state media reported.