China’s Mighty Yangtze Is Heaving From Rain and the Three Gorges Will Be Tested
Heavy rain has battered central and southern China over the past few weeks, causing widespread flooding—the worst in decades. China has a long history of deadly floods, including one in 1931 that killed two million people and another in 1998, when, according to government estimates, one-fifth of the country’s population was affected, resulting in the
Heavy rain has battered central and southern China over the past few weeks, causing widespread flooding—the worst in decades.
China has a long history of deadly floods, including one in 1931 that killed two million people and another in 1998, when, according to government estimates, one-fifth of the country’s population was affected, resulting in the deaths of more than 3,000 people and causing economic damage of more than $20 billion.
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