Flood-hit areas start to recover
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June 28, 2010, Monday
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Floodwaters began to recede in hard-hit southern China yesterday and workers finished repairing a dike breach that had forced the evacuation of 100,000 people.
Torrential rains pummeled a wide swath of China's south and more than 3 million people had to be evacuated over the past two weeks, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.
China sustains major flooding annually along the Yangtze and other major waterways, but this year's floods have been especially devastating, killing at least 379 people with another 141 missing, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said yesterday.
Water had receded enough to allow some people to return to inspect their homes over the weekend, China Central Television said. Residents found their houses covered in sludge in areas that had been under 2 meters of water after a reservoir overflowed in Malong County of Yunnan Province.
Workers finished repairing a breach in the dike on the Fuhe River in Jiangxi Province yesterday, CCTV said.
But while water in many major rivers was receding, there was still concern over levels in others.
Torrential rains pummeled a wide swath of China's south and more than 3 million people had to be evacuated over the past two weeks, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.
China sustains major flooding annually along the Yangtze and other major waterways, but this year's floods have been especially devastating, killing at least 379 people with another 141 missing, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said yesterday.
Water had receded enough to allow some people to return to inspect their homes over the weekend, China Central Television said. Residents found their houses covered in sludge in areas that had been under 2 meters of water after a reservoir overflowed in Malong County of Yunnan Province.
Workers finished repairing a breach in the dike on the Fuhe River in Jiangxi Province yesterday, CCTV said.
But while water in many major rivers was receding, there was still concern over levels in others.
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