China floods continue, scores evacuated

Record ID: 1959353

  • Title: China floods continue, scores evacuated
  • Date: 6th July 2016
  • Summary: WUHAN CITY, HUBEI PROVINCE, CHINA (JULY 6, 2016) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (CCTV - Broadcasters: NO ACCESS CHINA Digital: NO ACCESS CHINA) RESCUERS HOLDING A ROPE IN FLOOD WATER PEOPLE TRAPPED IN BUILDING LOOKING DOWN TO WATER TWO RESCUERS HOLDING ROPE FOR WOMAN IN FLOOD WATER RESCUERS HOLDING WOMAN TO STOP HER FROM WASHING AWAY WHILE ANOTHER RESCUERS WALKS TOWARDS WOMAN IN WATER T
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  • Keywords: china dead floods rain water weather
  • Location: WUHAN CITY, HUBEI PROVINCE/CHANGZHOU CITY, JIANGSU PROVINCE/QIANSHAN COUNTY, ANQING CITY, ANHUI PROVINCE, CHINA
  • City: WUHAN CITY, HUBEI PROVINCE/CHANGZHOU CITY, JIANGSU PROVINCE/QIANSHAN COUNTY, ANQING CITY, ANHUI PROVINCE, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Environment,Weather
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014PJTA9X
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3
    Rescue operation is still underway as serious floods across central and southern China continued, state media reported on Wednesday (July 6).
    Floods in central Hubei province have affected more than 10 million people during the last week, State broadcaster CCTV quoted local government as saying, adding that more torrential rain was forecast for Thursday (July 7) in the eastern part of the province.
    CCTV also showed footage of rescuers transferring people who were trapped in a residential building by torrential flooding in Wuhan city.
    In eastern Jiangsu province, farmland and buildings were inundated in some areas, CCTV said. Rescuers were fixing a dyke breach, which was over 30 metres in width, along Changdang lake, it added.
    Chinese Premier Li Keqiang travelled on Tuesday (July 5) to Anhui, one of the hardest-hit provinces, where he met residents and encouraged officials to do everything they could to protect lives and livelihoods.
    Rescuers went to Qianshan county to evacuate some 68 people from flooded village, CCTV said.
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