Overall Green alert Flood
in China

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 4172
Death: 27
Displaced: 10000
Countries: China
From - To 11 Aug - 19 Aug

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 105 | About casualties: 32 | Last hour: 0

China: NE China drought leaves 330,000 thirstyFri, 22 Aug 2014 10:39:00 +0200.

Source: Xinhua Country: China SHENYANG, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Drought in northeast China's Liaoning Province has caused drinking water problems for nearly 330,000 people and 82,000 head of livestock, said authorities Thursday. The worst droug
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China: Torrential rains inflict severe damages on E.China provinceFri, 22 Aug 2014 10:39:00 +0200.

Source: Xinhua Country: China HANGZHOU, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 65,000 people in east China's Zhejiang Province have been evacuated after torrential rains caused floods in some cities, said the provincial flood control and drought relief
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Torrential rains cause severe damages in E ChinaFri, 22 Aug 2014 04:34:00 +0200.

Nearly 65,000 people in east China's Zhejiang province have been evacuated after torrential rains caused floods in some cities, said the provincial flood control and relief headquarters on Thursday. drought Nearly half a million people in t
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Torrential rains inflict severe damages on E.China provinceFri, 22 Aug 2014 00:01:00 +0200.

HANGZHOU, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 65,000 people in east China's Zhejiang Province have been evacuated after torrential rains caused floods in some cities, said the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters on Thursday. Nea
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (7), INFORM (1), (1),