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Fighting China's Floods

People flee their homes after a landslide caused by torrential rain in Leigu Township, Beichuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province on September 24, 2008. At least eight people were killed and 38 were missing amid heavy rain and ensuing disasters in Sichuan Province that was struggling to recover from the May 12 earthquake.
People with their belongings flee their homes after a landslide caused by torrential rain in Leigu township, Beichuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province on September 24, 2008.
Waves batter a waterfront park as Typhoon Hagupit brings heavy rainfall to Beihai, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, September 24, 2008.
A military personnel carries a child to safety from flood water in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, September 24, 2008. Six people were confirmed dead in the Typhoon Hagupit, the worst storm to hit Guangdong in more than a decade, which forced the closure of schools, halted flights and left many urban streets deserted after making landfall in Guangdong Province early on Wednesday.
Banana plants are destroyed in the fierce rainstorm brought by Typhoon Hagupit in Zhanjiang, South China's Guangdong Province, September 24, 2008. Six people were confirmed dead in the Typhoon Hagupit, the worst storm to hit Guangdong in more than a decade, which forced the closure of schools, halted flights and left many urban streets deserted after making landfall in Guangdong Province early on Wednesday.
A power pylon is seen collapsed after the fierce rainstorm brought by Typhoon Hagupit in Yangjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, September 24, 2008. Six people were confirmed dead in the Typhoon Hagupit, the worst storm to hit Guangdong in more than a decade, which forced the closure of schools, halted flights and left many urban streets deserted after making landfall in Guangdong Province early on Wednesday.
A road is cut off after sea waves washed away the dam in Yangjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, September 24, 2008. Six people were confirmed dead in the Typhoon Hagupit, the worst storm to hit Guangdong in more than a decade, which forced the closure of schools, halted flights and left many urban streets deserted after making landfall in Guangdong Province early on Wednesday.
Cars move on the flooded Binhai Avenue in Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, September 24, 2008. Typhoon Hagupit landed in the coastal areas of Chencun Township of Dianbai County in Guangdong Province at 6:45 AM on Wednesday, packing winds at more than 200 km per hour in its eye. Affected by the typhoon, some streets are flooded and trees are blown down in Haikou.
Trees are blown down by strong winds brought by Typhoon Hagupit on Nansha Road in Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province, September 24, 2008. Typhoon Hagupit landed in the coastal areas of Chencun Township of Dianbai County in Guangdong Province at 6:45 AM on Wednesday, packing winds at more than 200 km per hour in its eye. Affected by the typhoon, some streets are flooded and trees are blown down in Haikou.
Trees are slanted by strong winds brought by Typhoon Hagupit in Haikou City, south China's Hainan Province on September 24, 2008. Typhoon Hagupit landed in the coastal areas of Chencun Township of Dianbai County in Guangdong Province at 6:45 AM on Wednesday, packing winds at more than 200 km per hour in its eye.
Heavy clouds hang over the city of Hong Kong, south China, September 23, 2008. Hagupit, the 14th typhoon to affect China this year, is poised for landfall in the southern Guangdong Province on Wednesday, meteorological stations in Fujian and Guangdong provinces warned on Monday.
Pedestrians walk against heavy wind and rain on a street in Hong Kong, south China, September 23, 2008. Hagupit, the 14th typhoon to affect China this year, is poised for landfall in the southern Guangdong Province on Wednesday, meteorological stations in Fujian and Guangdong provinces warned on Monday.
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