Tropical storm Lionrock brings heavy rainfall to SE China regions
09-03 16:05
Tropical storm Lionrock continued to bring widespread rain Friday to southeast China, as its was downgraded to a tropical low pressure front in Guangdong Province after a fierce landing in Fujian Province on Thursday.
Four dead, 44 missing in SW China landslide
09-02 13:44
As of 10 a.m., rescuers had saved 23 people from the rubble of homes in Wama Village of Longyang District, the city government of Baoshan said in a press release.
NW China mudslides: death toll rises to 1,471; 294 still missing
09-02 13:45
The death toll from the massive mudslide in Zhouqu County, in northwest China's Gansu Province, has risen to 1,471 as of Wednesday after four more bodies were retrieved, with 294 others still missing.
Floods, landslides leave 3,185 dead in China this year: MCA
08-31 21:42
Floods and landslides have left 3,185 people dead and more than 1,060 missing in China this year, China's Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) said Tuesday. Heavy rains have hit many Chinese provinces, including Gansu, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Jilin, Jiangxi and Hubei, this year.
School students in flooded south China begin new semester on time after clean up
08-31 19:04
After cleaning up the mess left by the flooding of their schools this summer, students in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region began the new school semester Tuesday.
China drains barrier lake 23 days after NW China mudslide
08-30 16:03
Chinese rescuers on Monday declared a victory in draining stagnant water in a mudslide-blocked river course, which had submerged the mudslide-flattened county of Zhouqu in northwest China's Gansu Province for 23 days.
China spends $357 mln on flood control, drought relief this year
08-26 07:14
The Chinese central government has spent 2.43 billion yuan on flood control and drought relief as of Aug. 23 this year, and the country's flood-fighting efforts would continue, government officials said here Wednesday.
Death toll from SW China mudslides rises to 38; 54 still missing
08-26 07:13
The death toll from the mudslides in a remote mountain township in southwest China's Yunnan Province has risen to 38, with 54 others still missing as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, said Hou Xinrong, police chief of Gongshan County.
Flood peak safely passes China's Three Gorges Dam, shipping service still halted
08-25 07:48
This year's second largest flood has crested and safely passed the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze, China's longest river, on Tuesday, forcing engineers to close the locks at the dam.