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Flooding in southern China has killed at least 55 people and forced more than one million to flee their homes, the government says. | Flooding in southern China has killed at least 55 people and forced more than one million to flee their homes, the government says. |
Torrential downpours have affected nine provinces, China's civil affairs ministry says. More rain is expected in the coming days, forecasters warn. | Torrential downpours have affected nine provinces, China's civil affairs ministry says. More rain is expected in the coming days, forecasters warn. |
Among those provinces badly hit is Sichuan, which is still reeling from last month's massive earthquake. | Among those provinces badly hit is Sichuan, which is still reeling from last month's massive earthquake. |
Some 87,000 people were killed or missing after the 12 May earthquake. | Some 87,000 people were killed or missing after the 12 May earthquake. |
Farm land submerged | Farm land submerged |
China's civil affairs ministry says nearly 1.3 million people have now fled their homes in the hardest hit regions as the bad weather continues. | China's civil affairs ministry says nearly 1.3 million people have now fled their homes in the hardest hit regions as the bad weather continues. |
In pictures: China floods | In pictures: China floods |
Television showed boats cruising city streets, homeowners trying to bail out their homes and rescuers handing out supplies of bottled water. | Television showed boats cruising city streets, homeowners trying to bail out their homes and rescuers handing out supplies of bottled water. |
The flooding has submerged large areas of farm land and destroyed 6,600 homes in Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces, the official Xinhua news agency reports. | The flooding has submerged large areas of farm land and destroyed 6,600 homes in Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces, the official Xinhua news agency reports. |
It says that many roads throughout the affected areas have been covered by landslides. | It says that many roads throughout the affected areas have been covered by landslides. |
The flooding in the Pearl river delta is the worst for 50 years, forcing the Guangdong government to issue an emergency flood alert throughout the province, Xinhua says. | The flooding in the Pearl river delta is the worst for 50 years, forcing the Guangdong government to issue an emergency flood alert throughout the province, Xinhua says. |
China 's rainy season causes chaos every year, often leaving many dead and forcing millions to leave their homes. | China 's rainy season causes chaos every year, often leaving many dead and forcing millions to leave their homes. |
In the past, the Chinese authorities have warned that climate change may make the problem worse, the BBC's Daniel Griffiths in Beijing says. | In the past, the Chinese authorities have warned that climate change may make the problem worse, the BBC's Daniel Griffiths in Beijing says. |