Overall Green Flood alert in China from 12 May 2014 00:00 UTC to 16 May 2014 23:59 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood

in China

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	FL 4143
Glide number:	FL-2014-000062-CHN
Death:	1
Displaced:	10000
Countries:	China
From - To	12 May - 16 May

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Latest media headlines

China's Yellow River warned of flood 5/12/2014 5:39:00 PM.

China's second longest river, the Yellow River, faces a growing possibility of flooding this year, said the river's flood control headquarters.

China's Yellow River warned of flood this year 5/12/2014 3:55:00 PM.

ZHENGZHOU, May 12 (Xinhua) -- China's second longest river, the Yellow River, faces a growing possibility of flooding this year, said the river's flood control headquarters. Meteorological forecasts indicate that precipitation of the river

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Half a million affected as China braces for more downpours 5/12/2014 3:18:00 AM.

Bikers ride in heavy rain in Shantou, south China's Guangdong province, May 11, 2014. A heavy rainstorm hit the city Sunday. (Xinhua/Yao Jun) More than half a million people have been affected by continuous torrential rains in southern and

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Half a million affected as China braces for more downpours 5/11/2014 5:46:00 PM.

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- More than half a million people have been affected by continuous torrential rains in southern and eastern China as those regions are bracing for more downpours in the coming week. Heavy rains and floods have batt

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