China floods: large parts of country on alert as Gansu province death toll rises
Heavy rainfall is expected in many provinces over the coming days, with the authorities braced for the possible arrival of Typhoon Dolphin.
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China increased the death toll caused by flash flooding in the northwestern province of Gansu last week as large parts of the country continued to battle the impact of heavy rainfall and swollen rivers.
On Sunday, the state news agency Xinhua said the death toll in Gansu’s Weiyuan county had risen from 10 to 25, adding that the flash floods which struck last Sunday had also injured a further 23 people.
The National Commission for Disaster Prevention, Reduction and Relief has asked the provincial government to investigate the incident and improve its emergency response measures, the report added.
Meanwhile, as heavy rainfall continued in many areas, the Ministry of Water Resources activated a level 4 emergency flood control response – the lowest level in a four-tier system – for the northeastern province of Heilongjiang on Saturday.
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