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Severe Floods Ravage Central and Eastern China

Record-breaking rainfall and rising river levels force mass evacuations and emergency responses across multiple provinces.

  • Nearly a million residents affected and over 240,000 evacuated in Anhui Province.
  • Yangtze River and other major waterways exceed warning levels, prompting heightened flood defenses.
  • Pingjiang County in Hunan declares 'wartime' emergency amid worst flooding in 70 years.
  • Heavy rains trigger landslides, road collapses, and extensive property damage.
  • Authorities deploy tens of thousands to monitor and reinforce flood defenses.
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