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To: long-gone who wrote (15318)	8/4/1998 9:30:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (2) of 116764

200 swept away in Yangtze flood surge By Damien McElroy in Beijing Ruptured dyke kills hundreds in flood-ravaged Yangtze region [4 Aug '98] Weather offers no hope for flood-stricken Yangtze residents [4 Aug '98] - Inside China Today Hundreds killed as flood dykes collapse in China [4 Aug '98] - CNN Levees along Yangtze collapse; death toll reported massive [4 Aug '98] ABOUT 200 soldiers and civilian volunteers working to protect a Yangtze dyke were feared drowned yesterday when the swollen river broke through and flooded countryside in Hubei province, central China. A female flood protection group reinforces a dyke along the flooded shores of Dongting Lake in Yueyang Hong Kong newspapers reported that a 40 sq mile area had been flooded and 40,000 people were stranded in Jiayu county. Earlier reports said that 11 dykes in Hubei had been blown up to create a safety valve and prevent major loss of life downstream in Wuhan city. Two months of heavy rain have filled the Yangtze to record levels. At least 2,500 people have died and millions forced to leave their homes. A fresh alert has been sounded as the third flood crest of the summer moves downstream. The official Xinhua news agency reported that 1,800 points along the river were vulnerable to "major" breaches. An official of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said to Xinhua, the Chinese news agency: "The flood control situation along the Yangtze remains extremely serious and will remain so for the foreseeable future."

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