China Flooding

• China’s heavy rains prompt flood warnings as landslide kills at least 4

  Numerous flood warnings and evacuations have been issued in multiple cities and regions, including Beijing, amid heavy rains that have triggered a landslide in one county.

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  Jul 28, 2025
  
• IN PHOTOS: Deadly floods in China leave parts of the country underwater

  Heavy rains were triggered by the arrival of typhoon Doksuri in late July, which hit Beijing and the province of Hebei for about a week before moving northeast.

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  Aug 4, 2023
  
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• More than a dozen dead in China due to heat wave, flooding

  Record-high temperatures have been reported in Zhejiang province, just east of the global business hub of Shanghai, topping out above 42 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.

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  Jul 13, 2022
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• Death toll in China floods hits 33 as clean up begins

  Residents in China took to social media to seek assistance as lakes and rivers overflowed and water and electricity were cut due to the flooding.

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  Jul 22, 2021
• Death toll climbs to 25 as severe flooding flows through central China

  Weather officials in China have called the system heaviest rains in 1,000 years. It comes amid other severe weather incidents in the world, including floods in western Europe.

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  Jul 21, 2021
• At least 12 dead from severe flooding in central China

  The flooding trapped people in subways and schools, washed away vehicles and stranded people in their workplaces overnight.

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  Jul 20, 2021
• China blasts dam to release water as flooding death toll rises

  Water levels on many rivers, including the mighty Yangtze, have been unusually high this year because of torrential rains.

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  Jul 19, 2020
• At least 14 killed by flooding in China as water peaks at Three Gorges Dam

  Three floodgates of the Three Gorges Dam that spans the Yangtze were opened as the water level behind the massive dam rose more than 15 metres above flood level, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

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  Jul 18, 2020
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• Typhoon Lekima leaves 32 dead in China, disrupts travel

  State media reports showed rescuers wading in waist-high waters to evacuate people from their homes.

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  Aug 11, 2019
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• 6 dead, 1 missing after heavy rain causes flooding in southeast China

  Six people have died and one is missing after heavy rains and flooding in southeastern China, the official Xinhua News Agency said Sunday.

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  Jun 9, 2019