The world’s third longest river overflowed into 11 districts and 47 townships of China’s Chongqing City.
A heavy rainstorm that swept over 22 provinces caused the Yangtze River to flood. On July 24, the flood passed the Three Gorges Dam and flowed into a major urban area of Chongqing City.
State-run Chinese media claimed that around 140,000 residents who live near the Yangtze River relocated before the flood arrived. China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs confirmed 111 deaths, and stated that more than 1.17 million people have been relocated or they are in need of help to relocate, and 540,000 residential buildings or houses are damaged.
The Yangtze River runs across China, starting from the Himalayan Mountains in the west and ending at the coastal city of Shanghai in the east. In 1998, massive flooding from the Yangtze River caused more than 3,700 deaths.
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