Heavy Rainfall, Flooding Submerges Regions Across China

Heavy Rainfall, Flooding Submerges Regions Across China
The submerged streets and buildings after heavy rain caused flooding in Yangshuo, in China's southern Guangxi region on June 7, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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Heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in 26 Chinese provinces, with more than 11 million people losing their properties in the disaster, according to authorities.

But locals suspected that authorities were also secretly discharging water in reservoirs that had filled up with stormwater, worsening the flooding.

Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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