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China hit by floods, landslides and heat as extreme weather takes its toll
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -Torrential rains swept across swathes of China on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Danas drenched ...
Southern China and Hong Kong Brace for Floods and Fierce Winds from Danas
The authorities warned of possible flash flooding as the remnants of Typhoon Danas passed through the region. Hong Kong suspended schools for Friday.
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‘Completely unprecedented’: Glacial lake collapse highlights climate threat in deadly China-Nepal flash floods, say experts
Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge ...
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Rivers in south-west China breach warning levels, with thousands evacuated
One district in the capital Beijing received 68.2mm of rain in a single hour. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Heavy floods in central and southern China kill at least 9 and displace tens of thousands
At least eight people were listed as missing in the worst-hit provinces of Henan, Hubei and Guizhou, where rivers overtopped ...
Tibetan Glacial Lake Drainage Triggered Deadly Flood in Nepal, Climate Body Says
KATHMANDU (Reuters) -The deadly flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people and left more than two ...
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What triggered Nepal's deadly floods? Experts point to Tibetan glacial lake drainage as rescue ops intensify
The lake, located north of Nepal’s Langtang Himal range in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, emptied rapidly, triggering a ...
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Day after the flood, rescue, relief in full swing
Security personnel are scouting the banks of the Trishuli and Narayani rivers, extending to districts including Rasuwa, ...