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"China’s president, Xi Jinping, has called for stronger efforts to protect
lives and property from severe flooding, as the country’s scientists warned
July will bring more misery from extreme weather.
Fifteen people died and four were missing after torrential rain lashed the
metropolis of Chongqing and swathes of southwestern China, local officials and
state media said on Wednesday.
Heavy rain has displaced thousands of people in the centre of China, and
destroyed bridges and other property. Video captured one building in southwest
Chongqing crumbling into a raging torrent, and the national broadcaster
reported a railway bridge collapsed after it was weakened by flood waters in
the same region.
More than 10,000 people were also evacuated in recent days from homes in
central Hunan province, where dozens of buildings collapsed and initial damage
estimates reached nearly 600m yuan ($80m).
Flood warnings are now also in place for the north including Liaoning, Jilin
and Heilongjiang provinces.
China regularly faces severe flooding, and as global warming fuels more
frequent extreme weather, problems are likely to intensify."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
