Chinese province's officials fudged death toll of flood disaster last year, says central govt

8 Chinese officials detained, 89 disciplined for underreporting deaths in flooding

In yet another example of lack of transparency, officials in a Chinese province deliberately concealed 139 deaths from last year’s devastating flood disaster.

Chinese province's officials fudged death toll of flood disaster last year, says central govt

In yet another example of lack of transparency, a Chinese province officials fudged death toll in a devastating flood disaster last year, said the country’s central government.   Around 139 deaths were underreported or concealed deliberately. Several arrests have also been made in this regard.

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