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Chinese Authorities Brace for More Flooding

   VOA News 16 August 2010
   Residents  trapped  in  house after mudslide swept through, wait to be
   rescued  at  Qingping  town  in  Hanwang  in southwest China's Sichuan
   province

Photo: AP

   Residents  trapped  in  house after mudslide swept through, wait to be
   rescued  at  Qingping  town  in  Hanwang  in southwest China's Sichuan
   province

   Chinese  authorities  are being ordered to prepare for new flooding as
   the  death  toll  from weeks of weather-related disasters continues to
   rise.
   The  official  Xinhua news agency said Monday that two more periods of
   heavy  rainfall  are  forecast across China. It said local authorities
   have  been  instructed  to evacuate residents from high-risk areas and
   set up emergency shelters well in advance.
   More than 2,300 people have died across China in weeks of flooding and
   mudslides  triggered by torrential rains. The toll now stands at 1,254
   dead  in  Zhouqu,  a  town in northwest Gansu province that was partly
   buried by mud a week ago.
   A town official told the French news agency that roads to the town are
   still clogged with mud, hampering relief efforts.

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