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July 25, 2010: "China has evacuated more than 100,000 people as a river burst its banks in flood-hit regions along the swollen Yangtze river.China has been dealing with severe flooding this year, with at least 1,100 people killed or missing.The current fl...

July 23, 2010: "Typhoon Chanthu, reported to be one of the worst storms to strike Hong Kong in 30 years, flooded 3,000 homes yesterday and is now moving across southeast China. At least one person was killed in the flooding. Torrential rains slammed Hong ...

July 13, 2010: "e;Downpours continued in wide areas of Japan on Tuesday due to the rainy season front, with some areas in northern Kyushu experiencing record-high rainfall. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of extremely heavy downpours in norther...

July 12, 2010: "e;JEDDAH: Seven people died and three are missing as a result of heavy floods caused by torrential rains in Najran, Laith, Qunfuda and Jazan, according to Maj. Abdullah Al-Harithy, spokesman for the Civil Defense.He said his officers h...

July 14, 2010: "NANCHANG - More than 10,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in east China's Jiangxi Province Wednesday morning after heavy rainfalls triggered flash floods and overtopping of three reservoirs, flood control authorities said. The...

July 8, 2010: "e;China"e;s flood control authority, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, on Thursday launched a level IV emergency response, as floods hit parts of northwest China"e;s Qinghai Province.A serious fl...

July 13, 2010: "e;Over 600,000 river island residents have been marooned and thousands of hectares of crops destroyed due to heavy monsoon flooding in Bangladesh. Heavy monsoon rains throughout the Himalayan region tend to cause rivers flowing southwa...

July 12, 2010: "e;China: Floods in southern China. Qinghai dam at riskWenquan Dam has several cracks and is filled to three times its capacity. Its flooding could hit over 205 thousand people, along with power plants and Qinghai - Tibet railway. So fa...

July 1, 2010: "e;Alex has drenched much of northern Mexico, paralysing the major city of Monterrey. At least two people were killed when the dry river roared to life and roads turned into rushing streams.Hurricane Alex ripped off roofs, caused severe ...

May 24, 2010: "e; Over 165,000 evacuated in South China floods. Rescuers help evacuate people from a flooded village in Zhangshu city, Jiangxi province, Saturday May 22, 2010. Rivers swelled up in flood-soaked South China as persistent rainstorms sinc...

The Chinese government has confirmed that it has asked Tibetan monks to leave Qinghai's earthquake-hit region so as not to hinder relief operations.

Hundreds of monks had rushed to Yushu County in the wake of the 14 April earthquake, which left more than 200 people dead and thousands homeless.

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April 20, 2010: "e;Water swept through the streets of south China"e;s drought-stricken Guilin city Tuesday when the Lijiang River burst its banks after several days of heavy rain.No homes or properties were affected, but all ferry services on the ...

The powerful earthquake which struck Yushu in China's Qinghai province has left tens of thousands of people homeless. Arnold King, an American teaching English there, describes the situation for local people.

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Date: 14 Apr 2010
Source: Reuters - AlertNet

A Chinese activist who investigated whether shoddy construction contributed to deaths in the Sichuan quake in 2008 has been sentenced to five years' jail.

source: BBC news Original article

Source: Reuters * Men saying they were fighters are crossing into China * Reluctance to return could become problem for Beijing * Some refugees readying to return to Myanmar * For a Q&A on China's ...

Source: UNHCR We are concerned about reports that between 10,000 and 30,000 refugees have fled Myanmar's north-eastern Shan State in recent weeks into China's Yunnan Province. We are liaising with the authorities ...

Source: Reuters (Adds details on refugees in paragraph 6, UN offer in paragraph 14) By Chris Buckley BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Fresh fighting has erupted between Myanmar forces and an armed ethnic group in the ...

Date: 28 Aug 2009
Source: Reuters - AlertNet

Source: Reuters (Updates details, numbers displaced) BEIJING, July 5 (Reuters) - Flooding and heavy rain in southern China have forced 550,000 people to evacuate their homes and killed at least 15, Xinhua news ...