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Two dead after heavy rain pummels C China

AtleasttwopeoplehavebeenkilledafterheavyrainlashedcentralChina'sHunanProvincefortwoconsecutivedays,causinglossesfor466,500people.ThetwodeathsoccurredinYongshunC

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Heavy rain continues to batter large swathes of China

The National Meteorological Center (NMC) renewed its yellow alert for rainstorms on Friday morning, as heavy rain continues to lash large areas along the Yangtze River in the southern part of the country and in the provinces of Hebei and Shandong, and Tianjin Municipality in the north.

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Heavy rain continues to batter large swathes of China

TheNationalMeteorologicalCenter(NMC)reneweditsyellowalertforrainstormsonFridaymorning,asheavyraincontinuestolashlargeareasalongtheYangtzeRiverinthesouthernparto

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India: Rain cools Delhi down

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,June22(APD)—AfterweeksofhightemperatureinDelhi,finallytheresidentsgotarespiteasitrainedheavily,loweringdownthetemperatureonWed

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Rainstorm to sweep across China's Beijing

Beijing and its neighboring areas will experience heavy rainstorms over the next few days, with some areas to be hit by strong winds and hail, weather authorities warned.

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Rainstorm to sweep across China's Beijing

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Heavy rain forecast sparks new flood warning in Thailand

Thailand is bracing itself for more flash floods today, with torrential rain forecast to hit two provinces, as the authorities struggled to reinstate road and rail networks in the south which has been inundated by water over the past week.

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Why extreme weather is the new normal

If it feels like it hasn't rained in months in the South, you're right. The region is experiencing an extreme drought. But just a few months earlier, we were talking about record-breaking floods in the South. These shocking extremes are happening more often, and it is all part of an unfortunate new normal in a world with climate change.

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More troublesome weather for NZ quake-hit regions

​Quake recovery efforts could be hampered by further bad weather with more heavy rain and southerly gales forecast for the Kaikoura coast and Wellington.

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Death toll from Hebei storms climbs to 114

Torrential rain and floods have left 114 people dead and 111 others missing in north China's Hebei Province as of 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to the provincial civil affairs bureau.

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Rain brings chaos to NE Chinese province

Northeast China's Liaoning Province is experiencing its strongest rainfall of the year.

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14 dead, 72 missing in north China's heavy downpour

Torrential rain in north China's Hebei Province since Wednesday morning has left 14 dead and 72 others missing, according to the provincial civil affairs bureau on Thursday.

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Torrential rain hits Beijing, disrupts traffic

Gao Yu planned to take the train from Beijing to Tangshan in north China's Hebei Province on Wednesday morning. But when she arrived at Beijing West Railway Station, she found her train was among many that had been delayed due to heavy rain.

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Watchful guardians of Yangtze

Record rainfall means Li Jianqiang is preparing for a visit from an old adversary; floods. He has been on "dike watch" since 1981.

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Waterlogging paralyzes Chinese metropolis on Yangtze

An overnight storm following days of rain has stopped traffic, cut power and water supplies and trapped people in their homes in many parts of Wuhan, a metropolis on the Yangtze River.

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China rainstorm death toll rises to 128

Heavy rain has left 128 people dead and 42 others missing in five days, figures from the Ministry of Civil Affairs showed on Tuesday.

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15 killed as rain, windstorms wreak havoc in parts of country

Massive rain and windstorms on Wednesday evening hit Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore and some other parts of the country, killing at least 15 persons as walls and roofs collapsed while billboards and trees were uprooted. As many as 75 persons were also injured in the windstorm.