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Severe flooding expected in parts of southern China
Heavy rainfall over several days has sparked fears that heavy flooding could hit parts of southern China. State media reported that floods "seen around once a century" were being expected with ...
‘Playful’ beggars flood China tourist city for alcohol, cigarettes as new form of expression
Recently, groups of young individuals, dubbed “professional and playful beggars”, have been seen lounging on the roadside in ...
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Rescuers race to those trapped by unseasonal floods in China’s Guangdong
Aerial footage showed flood waters overwhelming a nearby town ... The strong convective weather in southern China was caused by a stronger-than-normal subtropical high, a semi-permanent high ...
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11 dead and 27 missing in flooding around Beijing after days of rain, Chinese state media report
Seasonal flooding hits large parts of China every summer, particularly in the semitropical south. However, some northern regions this year have reported the worst floods in 50 years. In early July ...
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Cities face ‘whiplash’ of floods and droughts as temperatures rise, study warns
SINGAPORE - The weather in some of the world’s most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again, as rising temperatures play havoc with the global water cycle, a study ...
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China military helicopter flies within 10 feet of Philippines patrol plane over South China Sea
Over the Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea — A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet of a Philippine patrol plane Tuesday in a disputed area of the South China Sea, prompting the Filipino ...