Floods leave six dead and thousands displaced in China
Summary
Six people have died, and over 80,000 people have had to leave their homes in China's Guizhou province because of severe flooding. Floodwaters have affected towns and villages in the Guangxi region, with more risk expected due to an incoming tropical cyclone. Extreme weather this summer has also caused high temperatures and heavy rain elsewhere in China.Key Facts
- Six people have died from floods in Guizhou province in China.
- Over 80,000 people in the region were forced to leave their homes due to flooding.
- The floods have spread from Guizhou downstream to parts of the Guangxi region.
- Towns and villages by the Liu River in Guangxi are half-submerged in water.
- A tropical cyclone is forecasted to make landfall, worsening the situation.
- "Exceptionally large floods" have been reported in Rongjiang county, Guizhou.
- China is experiencing extreme weather, including severe heat in Beijing.
- Thousands were evacuated in Hunan province last week because of heavy rain.
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