Death toll rises as Beijing battles to recover from flood

Death toll rises as Beijing battles to recover from flood

24 Jul 2012 10:37 - Guardian Reporter
What has been called the worst rains in 60 years has left China asking questions about its basic infrastructure after 37 die in Beijing flood.
Millions displaced in worst China floods in 20 years

Millions displaced in worst China floods in 20 years

19 Jun 2011 12:53 - Staff Reporter
More than five million people have been displaced or otherwise affected by flooding in eastern China that is also pushing up food prices.

More than 4 200 dead or missing in China floods

31 Aug 2010 15:52 - Staff Reporter
More than 4 200 people have died or are missing in floods in China so far this year, the government said on Tuesday.
China rescuers comb sludge for mudslide survivors

China rescuers comb sludge for mudslide survivors

09 Aug 2010 07:13 - Staff Reporter
Rescuers armed with little more than shovels searched on Monday for hundreds of people after a torrent of mud engulfed a north-western Chinese town.

Pakistan troops evacuate thousands in flood disaster

08 Aug 2010 09:18 - Faisal Aziz
Pakistani troops, spearheading relief efforts in the worst floods in 80 years, evacuated several thousand people in two provinces overnight.

China landslides leave scores dead

08 Aug 2010 07:24 - Allison Jackson
More than 80 people are dead and over 2 000 are missing after landslides triggered by heavy rain swept away homes in north-western China.

China flood toll tops 700 with conditions set to worsen

21 Jul 2010 08:12 - Dan Martin
Flooding in China that has killed more than 700 people this year and inundated countless communities looks set to worsen.

Scores killed in China floods

21 Jun 2010 11:13 - Robert Saiget
Torrential rains battering south and central China have left 175 people dead and forced the evacuation of 1,7-million.

China devastated by floods

21 Jun 2010 08:12 - Staff Reporter
Huge floods in southern China have killed at least 132 people and displaced 800 000 others as the annual storm season picked up ferocity.

In China's flood zone, life moves at different tempo

19 Jun 2008 08:05 - John Ruwitch
When the people of Fengkai were warned that the rivers in their south China town were going to overflow, they knew what to do.

Quake-hit China now menaced by floods, landslides

16 Jun 2008 13:40 - Chris Buckley
Floods triggered by torrential rains have killed dozens of people across China, as officials struggle to move thousands of victims last month's quake.