Floods hit China

Flood-hit areas of central and southern China braced for more heavy rains after millions of people were forced to evacuate their homes or were otherwise affected by the early onset of the rainy season.

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June 23, 2011

Pedestirans are stranded on a flyover after rainstorms that flooded a large part of Beijing. China, already hit by torrential downpours that have left more than 260 dead or missing, braced Tuesday for more rains and wind as a tropical storm neared its southern coast, weather authorities said.

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June 23, 2011

Traffic bulids up alojng the West Third Ring Road during a rainstorm in Beijing. Heavy rain that hit Beijing on Thursday afternoon has disrupted traffic and caused flooding low-lying areas.

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June 23, 2011

Vehicles are stranded along a flooded street after rainstorms flooded a large part of the city of Beijing.

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June 23, 2011

A Chinese man pulls his tricycle while motorists drive on a flooded road during a heavy rainstorm in Beijing.

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June 23, 2011

A pedestrian walks in heavy rain in Beijing.

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June 23, 2011

People wade through a flooded road during a heavy rainstorm in Beijing.

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June 21, 2011

College graduates pose for a group photo in a flooded lakeside park in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. Heavy rains in eastern China have put more than 660 reservoirs at risk of overflowing, an official said Tuesday.

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June 21, 2011

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, tourists look at the torrents gushing out from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River, at the reservoir's viewing platform, in Jiyuan, central China's Henan Province. The Yellow River Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters launched on Sunday a 20-day operation to discharge water from three reservoirs, namely Wanjiazhai, Sanmenxia and Xiaolangdi, in a bid to clear up the sediment in the river, Xinhua said.

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June 21, 2011

A man cycles on a stone bridge submerged underwater past a boat at the flooded Donghu Lake in Wuhan, Hubei province. Torrential rain across southern and eastern leaves hundreds dead.

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June 21, 2011

Residents clean up after floodwater subsided in Lanxi, eastern China's Zhejiang province.

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June 20, 2011

People make their way through floodwater in Lanxi, in east China's Zhejiang province.

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June 20, 2011

A man rides a bicycle through flood water in Lanxi, east China's Zhejiang province.

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June 20, 2011

Chinese farmers rescue their pigs in floodwaters after heavy rains hit Lanxi, Zhejiang province.

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June 20, 2011

A general view shows a flood-hit area of Lanxi.

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June 20, 2011

Algae floats in the Hanjiang river, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Wuhan after rain-triggered floods.

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June 19, 2011

A man paddles a homemade boat through a flooded area in Moshan village, Zhejiang province. China has mobilized troops to help with flood relief and raised its disaster alert to the highest level after days of downpours forced the evacuation of people in central and southern provinces.

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June 19, 2011

Armed policemen help villagers evacuate the Longtoushan town of Dexing city, in Jiangxi province. More than 5 million people have been displaced or otherwise affected by flooding in eastern China.

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June 19, 2011

A girl carries two buckets of clean water to her house through a flooded area in Moshan village, Zhejiang province.

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June 18, 2011

Chinese workers try to clear their store of floodwater along a street in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. M

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June 19, 2011

A man paddles a boat through an area affected by the floods in Moshan village, Zhejiang province.

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June 18, 2011

A bus drives through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China.

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June 18, 2011

Vehicles pack a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wuhan.

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June 18, 2011

Pedestrians wade in a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wuhan.

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June 18, 2011

A flooded area is seen in Sanjiangkou village, Zhejiang province. China has mobilized troops to help with flood relief and raised its disaster alert to the highest level after days of downpours.

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June 18, 2011

Ducks are seen on top of pieces of wood from a house damaged by the floods in Sanjiangkou village, Zhejiang province.

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June 18, 2011

Chinese students make their way across a flooded school compound walking along a row of chairs, in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. Summer rains have left at least 168 people dead or missing, and weather authorities warned that flood-hit areas across the southern half of China would experience a fresh round of heavy rainfall.

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June 18, 2011

People wade in a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wuhan.

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June 17, 2011

A man tries to hold up a woman after stepping into a drain while attempting to walk through floodwaters in southwestern China's Chongqing municipality.

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