Southern China

Death toll from China’s Guangdong highway collapse rises to 48 as President Xi Jinping orders maximum push to save lives

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They said that in addition to the death toll, a further 30 people were injured and 23 vehicles were trapped, and they were continuing the search for bodies and injured people. Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered local authorities to make an all-out effort to save lives and ensure “overall social stability”. He ordered government … Read more

Southern China still lashed by heavy rains, triggering second flood alert in as many days

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According to the Ministry of Water Resources, China’s major rivers and lakes can flag “numbered floods” when their water levels reach the warning level or register a flood of “once in two to five years” magnitude. By 9am on Sunday, the water level at the local measuring station in Guangdong’s Yingde county, which lies along … Read more