2016-7-24 15:00

4 officials suspended after deadly flood in N China province

Four officials have been suspended in connection with the Xingtai-area floods: Duan Xiaoyong, head of Xingtai Economic Development Area, Zhang Guowei, Party Secretary of Dongwang town, Xingtai Economic Development Area, He Zhankui, head engineer of Shijiazhuang Transport Bureau, Jia Yanting, deputy mayor of Jingxing county, the Xinhua News Agency reports.

2016-7-24 11:10

Senior official in Hebei to oversee flood relief

Wang Yong, State Council member, is dispatched by the central government to help with flood relief work in Hebei Province.


2016/7/24 0:43

Xingtai officials apologize for inaccurate casualty report

Officials of Xingtai, North China's Hebei Province, apologized on Saturday to local residents for not releasing flooding casualty toll timely and accurately.


2016/7/23 20:05

Death toll from Hebei storms climbs to 114

Torrential rain and floods have left 114 people dead and 111 others missing in north China's Hebei Province as of 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to the provincial civil affairs bureau.


2016/7/23 18:43

105 killed, 104 missing in Hebei storms

Torrential rain and floods have left 105 people dead and 104 others missing in north China's Hebei Province as of 2 p.m. on Saturday, according to the provincial civil affairs bureau. 


2016-7-23 17:09

72 killed, 78 missing in Hebei storms

Torrential rain and floods have left 72 people dead and 78 others missing in north China's Hebei Province, according to its civil affairs bureau.


2016-7-23 15:24

Xingtai official denies deaths caused by releasing floodwater

An official of Xingtai, North China's Hebei Province, denied on Saturday that deaths in this week's floods were caused by a government decision to release the floodwater.


2016-7-23 14:09

26 killed, 34 missing in Hebei storms 

Torrential rain and floods have left 26 people dead and 34 others missing in north China's Hebei Province, said local authorities on Saturday.


2016-7-23 14:09

Hebei authorities retract claims of zero flood deaths 

Local authorities in Xingtai, North China's Hebei Province admitted late on Friday that a recent flood had left nine dead and 11 missing, changing earlier reports of no casualties.