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The Independent3y
China flooding: Military blasts dam to divert flood water amid rescue for 1.2 million displaced
In just the last week, scores of people died in flooding in Germany, while 12 deaths have been confirmed in China’s floods. Hear from our panel of experts about the role the climate crisis is ...
Reuters4y
China braces for summer floods as 71 rivers exceed warning levels
SHANGHAI, May 26 (Reuters) - China is bracing for a heavy flood season with 71 rivers already exceeding warning levels, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday, as meteorological ...
The Washington Post3y
Photos: The aftermath of China floods as residents seek aid
Torrential rains lashed China’s central Henan province ... with many saying that embankments protecting residents from the floods were barely holding.
CNN3y
Death toll from China floods jumps to 302, as Covid outbreak complicates recovery
The death toll from floods that ravaged central China last month now stands at 302, local authorities said Monday – more than triple the last estimate. Heavy rainfall hit the province of Henan ...
CNN3y
‘Once in a thousand years’ rains devastated central China, but there is little talk of climate change
As record heat waves hit western North America and deadly floods swept Germany ... But this week, with much of China’s central Henan province devastated by record rains, there was little ...
The Washington Post3y
Rescue efforts launched after record floods in central China displace 1.2 million
Reuters reported that several Chinese companies rushed to make donations to the flood aid, totaling up to $300 million for the stricken region. The flooding is a blow to China as it seeks to ...
Reuters3y
From China to Germany, floods expose climate vulnerability
July 22 (Reuters) - Deadly floods that have upended life in both China and Germany have sent a stark reminder that climate change is making weather more extreme across the globe. At least 25 ...
Foreign Policy3y
China’s Floods Have Long-Term Consequences
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette3y
Floods cost China farms entire year of harvests
Vegetables rot in water logged fields months after torrential rain flooded the region of Zhaoguo village in central China's Henan province on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. The flooding disaster in July ...
CNN10mon
Summer of devastating floods shows steep challenge for China as it grapples with extreme weather
China’s government has mounted a top-down effort to revamp how the country responds to extreme weather in recent years after 2021 floods in Henan’s Zhengzhou killed more than 300 people.
The Economist3y
To prevent floods, China is building “sponge cities”
In all, nearly 300 were killed. According to Chinese researchers, average annual losses from floods in China doubled from around 100bn yuan ($15.6bn) in the decade after 2000 to over 200bn yuan in ...