Elaine Kurtenbach
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/ 7 September 2004

China floods kill 114, dozens missing

Floods unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 114 people and left dozens more missing in southwestern China, prompting authorities to put the massive Three Gorges hydroelectric project on alert, officials reported on Tuesday. Authorities called in thousands of army and navy personnel to help after five days of continual downpours in Sichuan province.

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/ 26 August 2004

A million flee as typhoon hits China

Typhoon Aere crashed into mainland China, unleashing torrential rains and prompting the evacuation of nearly a million people as the death toll climbed to 35 on Thursday after a mudslide killed 15 villagers in Taiwan, burying all of the village’s homes in just 10 seconds. Meanwhile, another typhoon is building up.