Overall Green Flood alert in China from 01 May 2024 01:00 UTC to 03 May 2024 01:00 UTC

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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 1102598
Death:	19
Displaced:	-
Countries:	China
From - To	01 May - 03 May

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Southern China, May 2024On 01 May 2024 a section of highway near Meizhou City in Guangdong Province, collapsed as a result of heavy rain. Media reported at least 24 fatalities and 30 injured.Wed 1 May 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 76 | About casualties: 14 | Last hour: 1

2 killed in rain-triggered flood in south China2024-05-06T23:44+0200.

NANNING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed after a flash flood caused by continuous heavy rain hit Cenxi City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Monday afternoon, local authorities said. As of 9 p.m., rescuers had fo

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Study shows climate change and mercury pollution stressed plants for m ... 2024-05-06T21:20+0200.

in Nature Communications adds new compelling evidence for the combined effects of global warming and widespread mercury pollution that continued to stress plants long after volcanic activity had ceased. An international team of Dutch, Chine

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1st LD-Writethru: 2 killed in rain-triggered flood in south China2024-05-06T19:30+0200.

NANNING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed after a flash flood caused by continuous heavy rain hit Cenxi City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Monday afternoon, local authorities said. Read full story ......

1st LD-Writethru: 2 killed in rain-triggered flood in south China2024-05-06T19:10+0200.

NANNING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed after a flash flood caused by continuous heavy rain hit Cenxi City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Monday afternoon, local authorities said. As of 9 p.m., rescuers had fo

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),

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