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Rainstorms leave 28 dead, 66 missing in China
Rainstorm-triggered natural disasters over the past four days have left 28 people dead and 66 more missing across China, according to the latest official count.

Nonstop downpours batter SW China
 Continuous and severe downpours are seriously battering Southwest China's Sichuan Province, local government authorities said on July 11.

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Casualty statistics

From July 7 to 10:10 am, July 11

Death toll: 28
Missing: 66
Affected: 16 provincial-level regions, 3.064 million people

 
Graphics: Globaltimes.cn

Source: Ministry of Civil Affairs 

Read the details here in Chinese.

Causes

Heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and hail have swept regions all over China since July 7, causing a range of disasters including serious floods and landslides.

--Ministry of Civil Affairs

 Global warming → longer and stronger flood season this year

 Typhoon Soulik → rain and lower temperatures

Useful info

 Disaster report hotline of Ministry of Civil Affairs: 010-52829999

 Thunderstorm safety tips

Source: American Redcross

 Weather forecast
 
 Severe weather warning system

 China has a four-tier color-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue. 

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News vocab

洪涝灾害 hónglào zāihài
crop damage or failure caused by flooding

近期，我国北方地区持续出现强降雨，部分地区遭遇洪涝灾害。
Persistent heavy rains have recently swept North China, causing floods and crop failure in some regions.