Overall Orange alert Flood
in China

Event summary

This flood can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 4167
Death: 46
Displaced: 100000
Countries: China
From - To 18 Jul - 29 Jul

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 104 | About casualties: 31 | Last hour: 0

Landslide kills 8 in Nepal, hundreds still missingSat, 02 Aug 2014 18:06:00 +0200.

A massive landslide in Sindhupalchowk district on Saturday wiped out an entire village killing people and blocking the Sunkoshi river to create a large lake with possibility of flash floods threa...
Landslide kills 8 in Nepal, hundreds still missingSat, 02 Aug 2014 17:38:00 +0200.

A massive landslide in Sindhupalchowk district on Saturday wiped out an entire village killing people and blocking the Sunkoshi river to create a large lake with possibility of flash floods threa...
Agriculture takes a beating in Henan provinceTue, 29 Jul 2014 06:04:00 +0200.

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhuanet) -- In central China's Henan Province, the drought is one of the most severe in history seen in the province. Farmers in Jia County, Henan Province have the least amount of water for irrigation for 40 years. They
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China: Serious drought hits ChinaMon, 28 Jul 2014 06:29:00 +0200.

Source: Xinhua Country: China HOHHOT/ZHENGZHOU, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Lingering drought in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and central China's Henan Province have scorched rivers and reservoirs, causing power and water shut-off
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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