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Flood waters threaten millions in China, quake refugees evacuated BEIJING (AFP) - Surging waters in southern China's swollen Pearl river delta threatened millions of people on Wednesday as authorities raced to finish the evacuation of 110,000 people in the quake-hit southwest.   Nations:China   People:Wen Jiabao   Activities:2008 Southern China Flood   Source:(AFP)   2008-06-18 China: Floods kill 63 this month GUANGZHOU, China - Soldiers scrambled to shore up soggy levies with sandbags Tuesday in southern China as forecasters warned that more heavy rain in the central region could trigger flooding on the country's second-longest river.   Nations:China   Activities:2008 Southern China Flood   Source:(AP)   2008-06-17 China orders emergency work as floods ravage south BEIJING (AFP) - China ordered emergency work to strengthen swollen dykes and reservoirs Tuesday and evacuated tens of thousands of people as large swathes of the south reeled under their worst storms in decades.   Nations:China   People:Wen Jiabao   Activities:2008 Southern China Flood   Source:(AFP)   2008-06-17 China's Yellow River floods town Yellow River floodwaters inundated an entire town in northern China on Friday amid frantic efforts to repair breaches to embankments caused by unexpected high water levels, state media reported.   Nations:China   2008-03-21 China to divert more Yellow River water for Olympics China has begun diverting water from the Yellow River towards Beijing for the second time this year as part of a major effort to supply the capital ahead of the Olympics, state press said Thursday.   Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics   2008-03-07 Headlines Flood waters threaten millions in China, quake refugees evacuated 2008-06-18 China: Floods kill 63 this month 2008-06-17 China orders emergency work as floods ravage south 2008-06-17 China's Yellow River floods town 2008-03-21 China to divert more Yellow River water for Olympics 2008-03-07 The Yellow River, "China's sorrow", in troubled times 2008-02-01 ADB to help China fight desert drift 2008-01-13 China's vital wetlands shrinking due to climate change 2007-07-16 North China drought highlights need for water diversion scheme 2007-06-18 China's Yellow River running low 2007-03-11 China to boost Yellow River fish stocks 2007-02-17 China's "sorrow" river flows red from pollution 2006-11-22 Chinese river mysteriously turns red 2006-10-23 Workers struggle to contain crude oil leak in China 2006-08-13 Fears over impact of global warming on China's rivers 2006-07-08 Construction starts on power station on China's Yellow River 2006-04-16 China's Yellow River plagued by pollution 2005-05-25 Pollution plagues China's giant irrigation scheme 2005-03-22 Yellow River floods threaten 86,000 in east China 2003-10-04 Flood fears as China's second longest river freezes 2003-01-06 Most-viewed China: Floods kill 63 this month 2008-06-17 Flood waters threaten millions in China, quake refugees evacuated 2008-06-18 China orders emergency work as floods ravage south 2008-06-17

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