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Three Gorges reservoir braces for severe floods

This coming Thursday the Three Gorges reservoir in central China's Hubei Province is expected to see the most severe round of floods since it started to hold water in

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Xi Focus: Xi inspects east China's Anhui Province

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday inspected east China's Anhui Province. While visiting Funan County in the c

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China raises flood emergency response to second-highest level

China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Tuesday raised its emergency response for flood control from Level III to Level II, as heavy rainfall is

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China raises emergency response level to floods

China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Tuesday raised its emergency response for flood control from Level III to Level II, given the floods in

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China's Yellow River sees fifth flood this year

The Yellow River has seen its fifth flood of the year due to continuous rainfall, Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources said Tuesday.

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11 killed after boat capsizes in lake in Pakistan's Sindh: local media

A boat of picnickers capsized in a lake in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh on Monday evening, leaving 11 people killed, local media reported. According to the re

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China's Sichuan heightens flood emergency response

Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday upgraded its flood-control response to Level II, the second-highest rung in the four-tier emergency response system for fl

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China's Yangtze River sees fifth flood of the year

Yangtze River, China's longest, Monday recorded the fifth flood of the year in its upper reaches after a spell of heavy rainfall, the Ministry of Water Resources said.

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China steps up flood control in Yangtze River

China's Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday urged greater efforts in flood control as another flood in the Yangtze River will occur in its upper reaches. In the next

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Over 60,000 evacuated for heavy downpours in China's Sichuan

Heavy rains have affected more than 60,000 residents in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Sunday. The downpours hit the western Sichuan Basin

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China renews yellow alert for rainstorms

China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms in several provinces and regions from Sunday morning to Monday morning. From 8 a.m. Sunday

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PLA says military drills in Taiwan Strait to safeguard sovereignty

A People's Liberation Army (PLA) spokesman said on Thursday that the Chinese mainland's troops have recently conducted live combat drills in the Taiwan Strait as a "nec

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Three Gorges reservoir braces for new round of floods

The Three Gorges reservoir in central China's Hubei Province is expected to see a new round of floods around Friday. According to a preliminary forecast by the Changjia

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GERD dam talks adjourned for a week

FILE PHOTO: A handout satellite image shows a closeup view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia July 12, 2020. /Reuters The tripartite negotiations

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China launches law enforcement operations against illegal fishing in Yangtze River

Chinese authorities on Monday launched parallel inspection and law enforcement operations against illegal fishing in the waters of the Yangtze River. The operations wi

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The new 'non-cuttable' material that mimics nature

A new ultra-strong material has been developed that is resistant to power tools and was inspired by a grapefruit and a seashell.Stefan Szyniszewski, of Durham University, told how he had researched t

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South Korea's floods, landslides kill 21 as heavy rains continue

At least 21 people have been killed and 11 othrs are missing in South Korea's flooding, with more than 3,000 people displaced. /AFP The death toll from weeklong heavy rains in South Korea rose