From the International Herald Tribune:
Torrential rains in southern China have unleashed surging floodwaters that have swept through small cities and farming villages, claiming at least 66 lives, forcing nearly 600,000 people to be relocated and destroying millions of dollars in property, the state news media reported Sunday.Rescue efforts were under way in the southern provinces of Hunan, Guizhou, Guangdong and Guangxi, as the floodwaters swept through mountainous regions prone to landslides. Nearly 9 million people were directly affected by the flooding, and factories and other enterprises had been closed in some areas, according to Xinhua, China’s official news agency.[Full Text]
See also the India-China agreement to respond to flooding on the India-China border and the People’s Daily piece on flooding and climate change, Backgrounder: Impact of Climate Change on China.
