Rain kills five, affects 2 mln in central China city
Heavy rain has left five dead and 30 injured with 2 million affected in Xiangfan City in central China's Hubei Province, according to the local flood control authority.
- East China province on alert for flooding on main river (July 25, 08:34 GMT)
- Tropical storm Kalmaegi makes landfall in east China (July 18, 11:58 GMT)
Latest News
- Rain kills five, affects 2 mln in central China city (Jul 25, 14:38 GMT)
- East China province on alert for flooding on main river (Jul 25, 08:34 GMT)
- Rain kills eight in central China (Jul 23, 13:06 GMT)
- Rainstorm kills 6, affects 584,000 in central China province
(Jul 22, 16:56 GMT) - Chinese vice premier urges Three Gorges safety ahead of flood season (Jul 18, 14:54 GMT)
- Tropical storm Kalmaegi makes landfall in east China (Jul 18, 11:58 GMT)
- East China braces for weakening storm Kalmaegi, 360,000 evacuated (Jul 18, 08:56 GMT)
- East China readies for weakening Typhoon Kalmaegi (Jul 18, 04:44 GMT)
- China launches emergency response to cope with Typhoon Kalmaegi (Jul 17, 19:16 GMT)
- East China coast cities on alert for Typhoon Kalmaegi (Jul 17, 12:28 GMT)
- Shanghai storms force 170-odd flight delays, cancellations (Jul 12, 15:45 GMT)
- Official: Floods cost China $7 bln so far this year (Jul 10, 15:17 GMT)
Death Toll and Damages
- At least 6 people dead after Typhoon Kalmaegi lashes Taiwan (Jul 18, 08:30 GMT)
- Torrential rain kills one, affects 360,000 in S China (Jul 13, 15:12 GMT)
- Official: Floods cost China $7 bln so far this year (Jul 10, 15:17 GMT)
- Downpours trigger landslides, killing nine in SW China (Jul 07, 13:57 GMT)
- Heavy rainstorms ravage China, leaving at least 12 dead and 3 mln affected (Jul 05, 16:27 GMT)
- 5 killed by floods in Yunnan (Jul 04, 01:57 GMT)
- Heavy rainstorm hits half China, leaves casualties and nearly 400,000 affected (Jul 02, 14:54 GMT)
- Landslide derails passenger train in S China, 7 injured (Jun 30, 02:05 GMT)
- Fengshen death toll rises to 16 in Guangdong (Jun 30, 00:25 GMT)
- Death toll rises to 14 from tropical storm Fengshen in south China (Jun 28, 16:17 GMT)
- Tropical storm Fengshen leaves nine dead in south China (Jun 27, 22:05 GMT)
Photo and Video Reports
- East China braces for weakening storm Kalmaegi (Jul 18, 14:05 GMT)
- East China coast on alert for Typhoon Kalmaegi (Jul 18, 03:00 GMT)
- Rainy season continues in quake zone
(Jul 16, 13:24 GMT) - Three Gorges Dam starts discharging water (Jul 06, 13:45 GMT)
- Torrential rain hits Hubei Province (Jul 05, 11:25 GMT)
- Flooded street in Kunming (Jul 03, 09:32 GMT)
- Storms hit many parts of China (Jul 03, 01:52 GMT)
- Dark clouds indicate upcoming thunder showers (Jul 02, 09:45 GMT)
- Railway reopens following landslide in Guangxi (Jul 02, 06:24 GMT)
- Fengshen causes 18 deaths in Guangdong (Jul 01, 07:05 GMT)
- Landslide derails passenger train in S China, 7 injured (Jul 01, 02:22 GMT)
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