Deadly flooding, “an annual problem in China,” has killed 150 in the past week and drove 300,000 people to flee their homes. From BBC News:
…The storms have not only claimed lives, but also caused damage estimated at millions of dollars and forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
State TV showed images of President Hu Jintao visiting flooded areas of Chongqing on Sunday, meeting victims and sloshing his way through flooded streets….[Full Text]
In order to “call for efforts to ensure the harvest of autumn crops,” China earmarks millions yuan to flood-hit areas; Huaihe River, “which is expected to see its worst flooding since 1954,” will faces severe flood-control challenge, by Shanghai Daily.
– Read also previous news via CDT
