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☆ China’s deadly flooding moves north prompting top rainstorm alert
  + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Lex Harvey | Fred He | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
The region has been battered by heavy rainfall over the last week, causing deadly flooding and landslides that have killed at least 71 people, according to Chinese state media. Southern Guangdong province, an economic powerhouse home to 127 million people, is subject to annual flooding from April to September. Floodwaters immerse a rural road in Chongzuo, southern China, on June 23, 2024. An excavator works at the site of a landslide in Guizhou province, China on June 24, 2024. Local rivers rose a record 4.59 meters (15 feet), according to Chinese state broadcaster CGTN.
Persons: VCG, John Ricky, Xi Jinping Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Publishing, China’s Meteorological Administration, Flood, Drought Relief, CGTN, Emergency, Reuters, Getty, CCTV Locations: Hong Kong, China, Southern Guangdong province, Guangdong, Hunan, Chongzuo, Chongqing province, Zhejiang, Hubei, Anhui, China’s, Jiangxi, Guizhou province, Changsha, Local, –, Meizhou, Guangdong province, Yuanlin county, Taoyuan county
☆ The Deadly Flooding Tearing Through Southern China, in Photos
  + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Vivian Wang | Joy Dong | More About Vivian Wang | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
At least 47 people have died in southern China’s Guangdong Province after torrential rains set off flooding and landslides, according to the Chinese authorities. The city of Meizhou, home to about 3.8 million people, began experiencing “once-in-a-century” rainfall last week, according to state media. Initially, officials reported that nine people in Meizhou had died. But on Friday afternoon, the death toll leaped dramatically, as officials reported an additional 38 deaths in Pingyuan, a county under Meizhou’s jurisdiction. More than 100,000 people were evacuated, state media said.
Persons: “, Meizhou Locations: China’s Guangdong Province, Meizhou, Pingyuan
☆ Relentless deadly rains lash southern China as flooding threatens millions
  + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
Hong Kong CNN —Tens of thousands of people across southern China have been evacuated, with many more potentially at risk, as deadly torrential rains continue to lash the region, causing flash flooding and mudslides. Villager walks on muddy streets as torrential rains cause flooding on June 19, 2024 in Meizhou, Guangdong Province of China. Villagers clean rubbish as torrential rains cause flooding on June 19, 2024 in Meizhou, Guangdong Province of China. Aerial view of an area affected by torrential rains on June 18, 2024 in Sishui Town, Pingyuan County, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province of China. Villagers stand in the water as torrential rains cause flooding on June 19, 2024 in Meizhou, Guangdong Province of China.
Persons: John Ricky, Lian Zhicheng, Xi Jinping, Stringer Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Villager, Getty Locations: Hong Kong, China, Meizhou, Guangdong Province of China, Guangdong, Fujian, Sishui Town, Pingyuan County, Meizhou City, Guangxi, Guilin, China's Guangxi, AFP
☆ Thousands evacuated as floods and deadly landslides hit southeast China
  + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | Xiaofei Xu | Hassan Tayir | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Thousands of people have been evacuated in southeast China after heavy rains hammered the region over the weekend, triggering floods and deadly landslides, authorities and state media said Monday. As of Monday morning, more than 10,000 people were evacuated in Meizhou, the hardest flood-hit city in Guangdong province. Those warnings were underscored in April, when deadly floods submerged parts of Guangdong after rain poured for multiple days. Four people were killed in a series of landslides in the coastal province, CCTV reported Monday. China has been grappling with extreme weather this month as heavy rains inundate the south while severe drought and record temperatures scorch the north.
Organizations: CNN, Ministry of Water Resources, “ Authorities Locations: China, Meizhou, Guangdong province, Guangdong, Fujian, Shanghang
☆ Highway collapse kills 19 people in southern China
  + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Wayne Chang | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —Nineteen people have been killed after a highway collapsed in China’s Guangdong province on Wednesday, according to the country’s state broadcaster, CCTV. A section of the express highway connecting Meizhou City and Dapu City in Guangdong Province collapsed at around 2:10 a.m. on Wednesday, leaving eighteen cars trapped, CCTV reported. Southern China has been bombarded with heavy rain in recent weeks. Guangdong province, an economic powerhouse home to 127 million people, has seen widespread flooding, which has forced more than 110,000 people to relocate, state media reported, citing the local government. The floods have killed at least four people in Guangdong, including a rescue worker, state news agency Xinhua reported Monday.
Organizations: CNN, Xinhua Locations: China’s Guangdong, Meizhou City, Dapu City, Guangdong Province, Guangdong, Southern China, Hong Kong
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