Overall Red Flood in China from 03 Aug 2012 00:00 UTC to 06 Aug 2012 00:00 UTC

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Overall Red Flood

in China

Event summary

Flood can have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 3963
Death:	2
Displaced:	800000
Countries:	China
From - To	03 Aug - 06 Aug

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Haikui affects 6 mln people, destroys thousands of houses 8/9/2012 2:51:00 PM.

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 6 million people had been affected by Typhoon Haikui in four provinces as of 8 a.m. Thursday, the country's flood control authority said. Typhoon Haikui, which made landfall early Wednesday morning in e

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Tropical storm Haikui brings downpours, gales to Anhui 8/9/2012 2:51:00 PM.

HEFEI, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Haikui, which was downgraded to a severe tropical storm as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, slammed east China's Anhui province Wednesday night. Haikui, which made landfall in the coastal province of Zhejiang at 3:20 a

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Typhoon Haikui Kills 3, Affects Millions in China 8/9/2012 2:00:00 PM.

Typhoon Haikui had been downgraded to a severe tropical storm as of 4 p.m. Wednesday in east China’s Zhejiang province and will soon enter neighboring Anhui province.

China: Typhoon Haikui kills 3, affects more than 4 million people in Z.. 8/9/2012 11:25:00 AM.

English.news.cn 2012-08-09 00:24:38 HANGZHOU, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Haikui had been downgraded to a severe tropical storm as of 4 p.m. Wednesday in east China's Zhejiang province and will soon enter neighboring Anhui province, the prov

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