China has expanded the economic safeguards for segments of its population affected by flood control schemes in times of extreme rainfall, including pledges of direct compensation from the central ...

Flooding in China’s southwest has driven more than 80,000 people from their homes, state media said on Wednesday, as a collapsed bridge forced the dramatic rescue of a truck driver left dangling ...

Six dead, thousands displaced as floods hit southwestern China ‘Exceptionally large floods’ swept through Guizhou’s Rongjiang county, forcing some 80,000 people to flee their homes.

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China has expanded the economic safeguards for segments of its population affected by flood control schemes in times of extreme rainfall, including pledges of direct ...

In China, diverting flood-waters to areas next to rivers is a major step in managing downstream flooding. As extreme rainfall grows in frequency, China is increasingly utilising such areas, some ...

WANG BINGZHEN/FOR CHINA DAILY Six people have been confirmed dead as of 11 am on Thursday after severe flooding hit Rongjiang county in Guizhou province, according to local flood control authorities.

China expands compensation for flood-hit communitiesBEIJING: China has expanded the economic safeguards for segments of its population affected by flood control schemes in times of extreme ...

Vulnerable communities were told to seek refuge on higher ground as multiple rivers burst their banks after days of rain in China's flood-hit province of Guizhou, the southwestern end of a ...

Video. Chinese authorities have warned 10 provinces and regions to bolster flood defences as persistent rainfall pushes river levels to record highs.

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