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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Arunachal, Sikkim Areas Bordering China
As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country.
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At Least 20 Killed, Dozens Missing As Flash Floods Hit China: Report
Flash floods in northern and southwest China have killed at least 20 people and left dozens missing, state media said Saturday, after a week of deadly downpours across the country.
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China Lost $42 Billion In 2023 Due To Landslides, Typhoons, Hailstorms
China suffered direct economic losses of $42 billion over the first nine months of 2023, the government said, from natural disasters such as torrential rains, deadly landslides, freakish hailstorms and a string of typhoons.
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Xi Jinping's Security Obsession Turns Ordinary Citizens Into Spy Hunters
As students flooded back into Beijing's top universities in early September, a propaganda blitz around campuses signaled an ominous addition to their syllabus: a crash course on how to catch spies.
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What Xi Jinping, Who Skipped G20 And ASEAN Summits, Is Up To This Week
Eschewing face-time with foreign leaders at global summits this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday visited the homes of villagers in a rural part of northeast China battered by floods.
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Typhoon Haikui Sweeps China's Fujian Province, Over 1 Lakh Evacuated
Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes and vehicles were swept away in floods as storms from now weakened Typhoon Haikui made landfall in China's southeastern Fujian province early on Tuesday after battering Taiwan for the past two days.
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Explained: Why China's Beijing Witnessed Highest Rainfall In 140 Years
Record-breaking rainfall with an unusually long duration triggered by the arrival of Typhoon Doksuri in late July has battered northern China for a week, causing massive flooding and disrupting the lives of millions.
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China Likely To Face Multiple Typhoons In August Amid Heavy Rains: Report
Amid heavy rains in China, several parts of northern and southern China will face a high risk of flooding in August as two or three typhoons are expected to make landfall across the nation, China-based Global Times reported.
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Heat-Weary South China Now On Flood Alert Amid Heavy Rainfall
A southwestern part of China that has suffered scorching temperatures this month is now on alert for flooding amid days of torrential rain.
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China's Record Floods As A River Hits 100-Year High
Record floods were expected in parts of southern China Thursday as heavy rains pushed water levels in the Pearl River delta to their highest in almost a century.
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Floods, Landslides And Evacuations: China's Heaviest Rains In Decades
The heaviest rainfall in decades has triggered floods and landslides in southern China, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people, state media reported.
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Death Count In Central China Floods Rises To 302, 50 Missing
The death count from floods in central China last month is at least 302 with dozens of people still missing, officials said Monday, after record downpours dumped a year's worth of rain on a city in just three days.
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China Braces For Typhoon In-Fa As It Cleans Up Flood Damage
China shut down ports and railways on Saturday as it braced for Typhoon In-Fa as parts of the country struggled to recover from devastating floods earlier this week.
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China Evacuates Thousands As Storms Spread North, Flood Deaths Rise To 33
Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated from flood-hit regions of central China on Thursday as officials raised the deathsfrom heavy rain that has deluged Henan province for almost a week to 33 people.
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25 Killed In Central China Flood; Situation "Extremely Severe"
At least 16 people have died after torrential rains caused landslides and flooded a city in central China, with shocking images showing passengers struggling against chest-high water inside a train carriage.
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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Arunachal, Sikkim Areas Bordering China
As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country.
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At Least 20 Killed, Dozens Missing As Flash Floods Hit China: Report
Flash floods in northern and southwest China have killed at least 20 people and left dozens missing, state media said Saturday, after a week of deadly downpours across the country.
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China Lost $42 Billion In 2023 Due To Landslides, Typhoons, Hailstorms
China suffered direct economic losses of $42 billion over the first nine months of 2023, the government said, from natural disasters such as torrential rains, deadly landslides, freakish hailstorms and a string of typhoons.
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Xi Jinping's Security Obsession Turns Ordinary Citizens Into Spy Hunters
As students flooded back into Beijing's top universities in early September, a propaganda blitz around campuses signaled an ominous addition to their syllabus: a crash course on how to catch spies.
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What Xi Jinping, Who Skipped G20 And ASEAN Summits, Is Up To This Week
Eschewing face-time with foreign leaders at global summits this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday visited the homes of villagers in a rural part of northeast China battered by floods.
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Typhoon Haikui Sweeps China's Fujian Province, Over 1 Lakh Evacuated
Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes and vehicles were swept away in floods as storms from now weakened Typhoon Haikui made landfall in China's southeastern Fujian province early on Tuesday after battering Taiwan for the past two days.
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Explained: Why China's Beijing Witnessed Highest Rainfall In 140 Years
Record-breaking rainfall with an unusually long duration triggered by the arrival of Typhoon Doksuri in late July has battered northern China for a week, causing massive flooding and disrupting the lives of millions.
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China Likely To Face Multiple Typhoons In August Amid Heavy Rains: Report
Amid heavy rains in China, several parts of northern and southern China will face a high risk of flooding in August as two or three typhoons are expected to make landfall across the nation, China-based Global Times reported.
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Heat-Weary South China Now On Flood Alert Amid Heavy Rainfall
A southwestern part of China that has suffered scorching temperatures this month is now on alert for flooding amid days of torrential rain.
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China's Record Floods As A River Hits 100-Year High
Record floods were expected in parts of southern China Thursday as heavy rains pushed water levels in the Pearl River delta to their highest in almost a century.
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Floods, Landslides And Evacuations: China's Heaviest Rains In Decades
The heaviest rainfall in decades has triggered floods and landslides in southern China, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people, state media reported.
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Death Count In Central China Floods Rises To 302, 50 Missing
The death count from floods in central China last month is at least 302 with dozens of people still missing, officials said Monday, after record downpours dumped a year's worth of rain on a city in just three days.
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China Braces For Typhoon In-Fa As It Cleans Up Flood Damage
China shut down ports and railways on Saturday as it braced for Typhoon In-Fa as parts of the country struggled to recover from devastating floods earlier this week.
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China Evacuates Thousands As Storms Spread North, Flood Deaths Rise To 33
Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated from flood-hit regions of central China on Thursday as officials raised the deathsfrom heavy rain that has deluged Henan province for almost a week to 33 people.
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25 Killed In Central China Flood; Situation "Extremely Severe"
At least 16 people have died after torrential rains caused landslides and flooded a city in central China, with shocking images showing passengers struggling against chest-high water inside a train carriage.
