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Rescuers carry a child to a boat during an evacuation of a flooded village in Qingyuan in southern Chinas Guangdong province. (AP)

At least 20 people dead or missing as rains flood South China

Nearly 3 million people have been affected by the floods with 228,000 forced to seek shelter and 1,300 homes destroyed

11 Jun 2020 6:29 PM IST

The Kwanyin temple built on a rocky island in the middle of the Yangtze River is seen flooded as the water level surge along Ezhou in central Chinas Hubei province on Sunday, July 19, 2020. The temple first built in 1345AD has survived numerous floods and been rebuilt over the centuries.(Chinatopix Via AP)

Yangtze river nears crest again, new floods feared in China

The rains are putting renewed pressure on the massive Three Gorges Dam that straddles the river upstream of Wuhan city...

21 July 2020 2:58 PM IST

A flood affected woman and child take shelter at temporary structure near their submerged house along river Brahmaputra in Morigaon district, Assam, India. (AP)

Monsoon floods wreaking havoc in other South Asian countries too

As Indian states struggle with floods and collapsing buildings, situations are similar in neighbouring Nepal and...

17 July 2020 1:13 PM IST

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese paramilitary policemen form a line to move sandbags to reinforce a dyke along the banks of Poyang Lake in Poyang County in eastern Chinas Jiangxi Province. (via AP)

China reports 141 dead or missing in flooding since June

Flood damage has been estimated in hundreds of millions of dollars, adding to pressure on an economy deeply impacted by...

13 July 2020 12:51 PM IST

This photo taken on July 15, 2021 shows rescuers working to clear a flooded tunnel after 14 construction workers were trapped in an underground section of a new highway construction site after it collapsed in Zhuhai in Chinas southern Guangdong province. (Photo: AFP)

Six detained over fatal tunnel flooding in south China

The construction site of the Shijingshan tunnel, part of Zhuhai's Xingye expressway, flooded on July 15

25 July 2021 3:34 PM IST

A woman sitting on a fence on a flooded street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou in Chinas central Henan province. (Photo: AFP)

Severe rainstorms kill 12 in flooded China subway

President Xi Jinping described the situation as 'extremely severe' with flood control measures entering a 'critical...

21 July 2021 10:21 AM IST

Several roads and bridges were also damaged. More than 1,000 people were dispatched to search for the missing people. (Photo: File)

More bodies found in China flash floods, death toll rises to 25

So far the flood has affected 577 people of 157 households and destroyed 71 houses.

9 Aug 2017 4:25 PM IST