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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2742417/Lightning-strikes-buildings-China-heavy-rain-sparks-landslides-massive-flooding.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 Torrential rainstorms battered southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, causing thousands of houses to collapse and forcing nearly 40,000 people to evacuate their homes. Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:25:00 +0200 mailonsunday en mailonsunday-e52509f25171efdf40aaba5afcd0b415 NaturalDisasters 31.048241 109.527702 30.96007 108.888901 45.4357 12.3369 31.020679 117.579597 20140904182500 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2742417/Lightning-strikes-buildings-China-heavy-rain-sparks-landslides-massive-flooding.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 Torrential rainstorms battered southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, causing thousands of houses to collapse and forcing nearly 40,000 people to evacuate their homes. Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:58:00 +0200 dailymail en dailymail-e52509f25171efdf40aaba5afcd0b415 NaturalDisasters 31.048241 109.527702 30.96007 108.888901 45.4357 12.3369 31.020679 117.579597 20140904165800 http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/383782--floods-in-china-kill-377-this-year At least 54.6 million people affected by floods, while 4.6 million hectares of crops and around 160,000 homes destroyed. BEIJING Flooding in China has claimed 377 lives since the beginning of 2014, while 94 other people remain missing, according to a State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters report released this week. Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:11:00 +0200 aa-en en aa-en-70c3822f7dc66d30513fce1f97abed50 NaturalDisasters 22.760639 113.247597 35.2086 110.727 20140904141100 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2742417/Lightning-strikes-buildings-China-heavy-rain-sparks-landslides-massive-flooding.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 Torrential rainstorms battered southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, causing thousands of houses to collapse and forcing nearly 40,000 people to evacuate their homes. Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:48:00 +0200 dailymail en dailymail-46cf570d82c1fc2b9f81d67f0158138b NaturalDisasters 31.048241 109.527702 35.2086 110.727 20140903194800 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-08-25/88-percent-of-californians-dont-have-earthquake-insurance#r=rss Only 1 in 9 homeowners in the state carries insurance against earthquakes. The rest are out of luck Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:44:00 +0200 busiweek en busiweek-ba38e33cd601c28260b8f6dadad17f77 NaturalDisasters 38.9051 -77.0162 37.7483 -122.413 38.305031 -122.289803 20140825194400 http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2014/08-25/131332.shtml (ECNS) -- An investigative report posted Monday by the People's Daily defended the South-North Water Diversion Project that plans to bring water to China's arid northern regions. Located in central China's Hubei province, the Hanjiang River, the Yangtze's largest tributary, will play a key role in.... Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:54:00 +0200 chinanewscom en chinanewscom-775dc86a739e6552fc9076529bcacfe4 NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 35.2086 110.727 25.460529 119.108299 20140825105400 http://reliefweb.int/report/china/ne-china-drought-leaves-330000-thirsty 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 drought since 1951 has also affected 28 million mu (1. Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:39:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-f5c5ca6e26cee995fb62690f22edc591 NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 42.841728 123.477997 47.9286 106.912 23.611799 107.434402 36.493641 113.376503 20140822103900 http://reliefweb.int/report/china/torrential-rains-inflict-severe-damages-echina-province 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 headquarters on Thursday. Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:39:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-0dc28b2a92eb58da661d3a468826eaa5 NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 29.992941 120.579002 28.452 119.908997 29.10738 119.649101 28.002701 120.647903 20140822103900 http://www.ecns.cn/2014/08-22/130989.shtml 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 the cities of Lishui, Jinhua, Wenzhou and Shaoxing have been affected by persistent downpours since Aug. Fri, 22 Aug 2014 04:34:00 +0200 chinanewscom en chinanewscom-cb87dd0881b6f6df8c82cc0d2bf46f18 NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 29.992941 120.579002 28.452 119.908997 29.10738 119.649101 28.002701 120.647903 20140822043400 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/22/c_133574621.htm 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. Nearly half a million people in the cities of Lishui, Jinhua,.... Fri, 22 Aug 2014 00:01:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-c3bea56ac7bdaecc0a6bdc9ce3b50e82 NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 29.992941 120.579002 28.452 119.908997 29.10738 119.649101 28.002701 120.647903 20140822000100 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/21/c_133574038.htm 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 drought since 1951 has also affected 28 million mu (1. Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:50:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-ba7354a82eada7156f5c8eeba0f1aeb1 NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 42.841728 123.477997 47.9286 106.912 23.611799 107.434402 36.493641 113.376503 20140821115000 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/0820/c90882-8772360.html HONG KONG, Aug. 20 -- China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)government has approved two grants from the Disaster Relief Fund totaling 9.38 million HK dollars ( about 1.2 million U.S. dollars) to two agencies for providing relief to earthquake victims in Yunnan province on the Chinese mainland. Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:11:00 +0200 peopledaily en peopledaily-c2adb995ccb366218e71a4e76673c6dc Echo NaturalDisasters 22.760639 113.247597 28.687691 118.829002 22.4222282068564 114.157925233557 20140820151100 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/20/c_133571375.htm HONG KONG, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)government has approved two grants from the Disaster Relief Fund totaling 9.38 million HK dollars ( about 1.2 million U.S. dollars) to two agencies for providing relief to earthquake victims in Yunnan province on the Chinese mainland. Wed, 20 Aug 2014 13:22:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-bc5a7193e565cc9e33d4854e816f4a4a Echo NaturalDisasters 22.760639 113.247597 28.687691 118.829002 22.4222282068564 114.157925233557 20140820132200 http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/sid/224694527/scat/15665b944045da4a China has been struck by an extreme weather paradox of severe drought in the north and severe flooding in the south, said the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. Floods and ... Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:31:00 +0200 irishsun en irishsun-2e1adf965b8047b973f7e9a8ecd45f42 FoodSecurityFoodAid NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20140813143100 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-08/13/content_18299467.htm China has been struck by an extreme weather paradox of severe drought in the north and severe flooding in the south, said the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters. Wed, 13 Aug 2014 03:17:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-970a7481576b128185ebe5a247fb5149 FoodSecurityFoodAid NaturalDisasters 22.760639 113.247597 27.20793 103.581398 20140813031700 http://www.ecns.cn/2014/08-13/129207.shtml China's national flood prevention headquarters said on Tuesday that 50.27 million people across the country have been affected by floods this year, with 311 people killed and 88 missing. As of Aug. 12, direct losses caused by floods amounted to 107.8 billion yuan (17. Wed, 13 Aug 2014 03:12:00 +0200 chinanewscom en chinanewscom-b44e2362b556cb6c9d4eab048064afc5 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20140813031200 http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-08/12/content_18297052.htm China's national flood prevention headquarters said on Tuesday that 50.27 million people across the country have been affected by floods this year, with 311 people killed and 88 missing. Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:40:00 +0200 chinadaily en chinadaily-7b04ff13312c19ff9b053ce1ed99733a NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20140812154000 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/0812/c90882-8768692.html BEIJING, Aug. 12 -- China's national flood prevention headquarters said on Tuesday that 50.27 million people across the country have been affected by floods this year, with 311 people killed and 88 missing. As of Aug. 12, direct losses caused by floods amounted to 107.8 billion yuan (17.52 billion U. Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:11:00 +0200 peopledaily en peopledaily-bbf484e1bb8d42c0d94d5027ee8de8a2 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20140812151100 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/12/c_133551195.htm BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's national flood prevention headquarters said on Tuesday that 50.27 million people across the country have been affected by floods this year, with 311 people killed and 88 missing. As of Aug. 12, direct losses caused by floods amounted to 107.8 billion yuan (17.52 billion U. Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:13:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-acad663a86718fff83d567807cb0ec50 NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 20140812141300 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-08/09/c_133543081.htm People light candles to mourn for the victims after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in Longtoushan Town under Ludian County of Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 8, 2014. Death toll from the quake that struck Yunnan on Sunday afternoon has risen to 617 as of 3:00 p.m. Friday. (Xinhua/Hu Chao) LUDIAN, Yunnan, Aug. Sun, 10 Aug 2014 01:44:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-c7c2e7504d81d59610499469f90d74cc NaturalDisasters 35.2086 110.727 26.921289 102.925102 27.34042 103.719101 20140810014400 http://www.rfi.fr/asie-pacifique/20140818-images-innondations-meurtrieres-inde-nepal/ Des pluies de mousson meutrières se sont abattues au nord de l'Inde et au Népal. Près de 200 personnes sont mortes et un grand nombre d'habitants sont encore portés disparus dans des inondations et des glissements de terrain. Si le Népal est le pays le plus touché avec 105 morts et de nombreux.... Mon, 18 Aug 2014 23:21:00 +0200 rfi-fr fr rfi-fr-d59648c8348384249df6bd31edfedb91 CommunicableDiseases NaturalDisasters 52.5163 13.3276 5.69729216494354 12.742934779333 9.172945 7.179924 33.334 44.3978 50.4482 30.5021 35.2086 110.727 28.5687 77.2168 27.712 85.313 20140818232100 http://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-2-8-september-2014 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Nepal, Thailand BANGLADESH According to the Disaster Management Information Centre, floods triggered by two weeks of intense rain have affected up to 3 million people in 20 districts. Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:39:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-00ed4f0bbcd1b6979ffbc75793543c4d NaturalDisasters 23.7099 90.4071 35.6831 139.809 28.5687 77.2168 35.2086 110.727 27.712 85.313 34.5542499446791 75.8035406465336 19.8432034254384 99.870686705909 20140908113900 http://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/asia-and-pacific-weekly-regional-humanitarian-snapshot-2-8-september-2014 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Nepal, Thailand BANGLADESH According to the Disaster Management Information Centre, floods triggered by two weeks of intense rain have affected up to 3 million people in 20 districts. Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:28:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-16a7514c58312edf3a00ffded8d668bb NaturalDisasters 23.7099 90.4071 35.6831 139.809 28.5687 77.2168 35.2086 110.727 27.712 85.313 34.5542499446791 75.8035406465336 19.8432034254384 99.870686705909 20140908172800