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Dark clouds shadow Yangtze before flood crests arrive
Giant tornado lashes E China, 2,308 people affected
Tropical storm may land on South China Thursday
Islanders' fears rise along with Yangtze River water levels
Looking at hundreds of soldiers using rocks to reinforce the banks of their island in the fast-rising Yangtze River gave a group of islanders pause.
Worst floods in a decade leave 701 dead in China
Torrential rains and floods, the worst in a decade, have claimed the lives of 701 people and left 347 missing in China since the beginning of the year, according to government figures Wednesday.
Officials fear floods, strained reinforcements
After more than 700 flooding deaths and some of the season's worst downpours yet to come, officials are warning that the flood reinforcements of thousands of reservoirs are strained to their limit.Full CoverageWorst floods in a decade kill 701 in China
Rainstorms cause riverbank to burst
Disaster relief under way in Sichuan
Typhoon Chanthu to land on southern China's Guangdong
Chanthu, the third tropical storm of the season, is expected to make a landfall on coastal areas of southern China's Guangdong Province Thursday noon, according to meteorologists from the neighboring province of Hainan, which is on the route of the typhoon.
Disaster relief under way in Sichuan
Disaster relief is under way to Guang'an, a city badly hit by floods in Southwest China's Sichuan province.
Vessels resume passing through Three Gorges Dam
Rainstorms hit northeast China, 152,000 relocated
Giant tornado lashes E China, 2,308 people affected
China's Three Gorges Dam withstands peak flood test
Persistent rain causes death and devastation
Floods, landslides kill 15 in Shaanxi, 54 missing
Three Gorges Dam braces for largest flood threat
Yangtze River flow set to exceed level of 1998 floods
Death toll soars to 273 in July floods in China
Rain-triggered floods left 273 people dead and 218 missing since rainstorms struck South China on July 1, latest figures from the Ministry of Civil Affairs show; up from the 146 deaths reported on July 16.
Rainstorms hit northeast China, 152,000 relocated
Shaanxi flooding death toll rises to 46
Geological disasters leave 464 dead, missing in H1
13 missing after landslide blankets village
Lightning kills 2, injures 10+ amid flood relief
Persistent rain causes death and devastation
Floods, landslides kill 15 in Shaanxi, 54 missing
Landslide blocks river, 12,000 evacuated
China's Cabinet orders more efforts in flood control
The State Council, China's Cabinet, Wednesday urged local governments to step up their efforts to combat floods as the country faces a critical time for flood control.
Gorges dam holding up against torrents
Disaster relief to be regulated
Weather insurance planned
Three Gorges Dam braces for largest flood threat
Vice premier urges greater flood-fighting efforts
12,000 evacuated as floods wreck havoc in SW China
China orders nationwide efforts to avoid geological disasters
Hainan recovers after Typhoon Conson strike

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Dark clouds shadow Yangtze before flood crests arrive

Giant tornado lashes E China, 2,308 people affected

Tropical storm may land on South China Thursday

Ant hole wiped out to protect levee in E China

Dike reinforcement carried out in E China