US EditionA river overflows in southern China, stranding people and turning streets into canals
- Rescue workers evacuated people using rubber dinghies as floodwaters overcame towns in Guangdong province, China, on Wednesday, after heavy rain.
- Around 30,000 people have been evacuated in Huaiji County, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
- More than half of Huaiji County's roads were submerged, causing power and internet outages.
- Five people died in Guangxi due to two landslides triggered by a tropical storm last weekend.
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A river overflows in southern China, stranding people and turning streets into canals
Rescue workers are using rubber dinghies to evacuate people and deliver food and water after floodwaters overwhelmed towns in southern China’s Guangdong province.
After heavy rains in Guangdong Province in China, the four-million-city Zhaoqing is struggling with severe flooding. More than half of the roads are under water and 29,000 people have had to be evacuated.
Newtalk News Huaiji County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, China, has recently been hit by rare heavy rainfall, triggering a once-in-a-century flood. The water level at the Huaiji Station in Suijiang reached 55.22 meters at 7:05 a.m. on June 18, breaking the record of 54.79 meters set in 1955, becoming the highest peak water level measured since the station was built, 5.22 meters higher than the warning water level. This is also the 4th flo…
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