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China has warned that the Yellow River may
suffer serious flooding, as the heaviest rainfall for many
years continues. Officials say floods across southern
provinces in recent days have killed 57 people and forced
1.27 million to move to safer ground. The national
meteorological service says that the 5,500-kilometere Yellow
River may see "quite large" floods this year. It said heavy
rain forecast in the next few days would "increase the
destructiveness of flood hazards and make the flood
prevention and relief situation nationwide even more
serious. The national flood prevention and relief effort is
entering a crucial phase." This year's floods have been
especially heavy in Guangdong, with 20 people killed and
eight others missing. Many rivers in the province are
already dangerously swollen or overflowing, and more than
10,000 businesses there have halted production. Officials
estimated that economic damage from the floods across
Guangdong province amounted to 3.8 billion yuan, much of it
to farms and fisheries.
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