Fighting China's Floods

Floods triggered by torrential rain over the past four days have left two people dead, one missing and another injured and forced the evacuation of almost 50,000 residents in the south China island province of Hainan.

	Heavy Rain Lashes S China, 1.17 Mln Affected
	More than 1.17 million people have been affected in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region by floods triggered by continuous heavy rain that started on Saturday.
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	9 Dead or Missing, 70,000 Evacuated in S China Floods
	Rescuers have found seven bodies and are searching for two missing people after floods triggered by torrential rains hit parts of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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	Back to School for Washed-out Students
	About 3,000 children whose schools were flooded last week resumed their lessons, some in temporary tented classrooms, on Monday, local officials at Haikou, Hainan Province, told China Daily.
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	Typhoon Neoguri Hits South China

	Ministry of Water Resources

	China Foundation For Poverty Alleviation

	Fighting China's Floods (2007)

	Fighting China's Floods (2006)

	Fighting Against the Worst Flood (2002)

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	Heavy Rain Lashes S China, 1.17 Mln Affected

	9 Dead or Missing, 70,000 Evacuated in S China Floods

	Back to School for Washed-out Students

	Two Dead, 50,000 Evacuated as Floods Ravage S China

	Traffic Services Resume as Higos Leaves China Island Province

	Tropical Storm Higos Lands in S China

	Ferry Service Suspends as Higos Moves Inland in S China

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This October 13, 2008 photo shows a bridge inundated by a heavy rainstorm that started the day before in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province. The provincial observatory has issued an orange alert warning.

This October 13, 2008 photo shows a submerged street caused by a rainstorm that started the day before in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province. The provincial observatory has issued an orange alert warning.

Cars queue up to cross the Qiongzhou Strait by ferry at Xiuying Port of Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, October 4, 2008. The shipping service across the Qiongzhou Strait was suspended early due to the influence of tropical storm Higos. The shipping has been resumed since Saturday afternoon and over 3000 cars overstayed started to leave Hainan Island.

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