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| Severe flooding in north China forces evacuation of 430,000
BEIJING, Sept 4 (AFP) - A total of 430,000 people have been evacuated after severe flooding in north China's Shaanxi province, officials said Thursday. About 180,000 have been relocated from areas along the Wei river, which has been one of the province's main disaster zones in recent days, an official from the Shaanxi anti-flood headquarters told AFP. Adaptive intelligence for a serious advantage: business, investment and technology- BizVantage! In Hua county, along the Wei river, the flood led to a serious breach in the embankment, submerging villages, roads and fields, according to state-run Xinhua news agency. The situation is worsened by rainfall which was characterized by Xinhua as the worst and most prolonged for the past 42 years. The bad news is that there is more to come, with torrential rains for Hua county and other parts of southern and central Shaanxi forecast to continue into the weekend, the agency reported. The flooding in Shaanxi has resulted in 38 deaths, while 34 others are missing, according to the most recent official statistics. The finance ministry has earmarked 20 million yuan (2.4 million dollars) to help flood victims in the province, Xinhua said. Central Hubei province is also suffering serious flood damage which has killed at least seven people. Henan province meanwhile is fighting its own rain and flood-related problems with 10 people killed and 38,000 homes destroyed. Severe rain and flooding has blighted large parts of China this summer with the Red Cross saying late last month that about four million people are still homeless after floods ravaged 26 provinces in July. ph/mp/rmj China-weather-floods
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