US EditionFlash flood sweeps campsite in north China, leaving 8 dead and 4 missing
Heavy rains caused riverbanks to burst, killing eight and leaving four missing among 13 campers as rescue teams continue efforts, with climate change increasing flood risks, officials said.
- On the night of August 16, a sudden flood in the grasslands near Bayannur city, Inner Mongolia, swept away 13 campers, resulting in at least eight fatalities and four individuals still unaccounted for.
- The flood came after several weeks of unusually heavy rain and a severe late-July storm in Beijing that resulted in a minimum of 44 fatalities and led to the displacement of over 70,000 people.
- The Ministry of Emergency Management initiated extensive rescue operations and sent a team to the affected area to assess the situation of those unaccounted for and provide assistance.
- The central government announced fresh disaster relief funding of 430 million yuan last week, adding to at least 5.8 billion yuan allocated since April to mitigate impacts from extreme weather.
- Experts linked increasingly intense floods and disruptive weather patterns to human-driven climate change, warning of ongoing risks to agricultural hubs like Bayannur and potential economic losses.
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Northern China flash flood kills 10, Xinhua reports
At least 10 people died in a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday, with two others still missing, as the East Asian monsoon continues to unleash atmospheric chaos across the world's second-largest economy.
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Northern China flash flood kills 9
At least nine people died in a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday, with three others still missing, as the East Asian monsoon continues to unleash atmospheric chaos across the world's second-largest economy. The banks of a river running through the grasslands of Inner Mongolia burst at around 10 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Saturday, the report said, washing away 13 people camping on the outskirts of the city of Bayannur, a majo…
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