Public demand answers for fatal delays in flood warning
Villagers in Xingtai, North China’s Hebei Province on Sunday have been scathing about the local government’s failure to warn of a deadly flood that swept through the area, killing 130 and causing extensive loss of property.
4 officials suspended after deadly flood in N China province
Four government officials in north China's Hebei Province have been suspended from their posts for dereliction of duty in the response to deadly floods.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Urban water supply disrupted in rain-battered Hebei
Water supply in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, has been disrupted after flooding was found to have contaminated the city's drinking water.
One dead, 34 missing in rain, as Hebei on red rainstorm alert
There has been at least one confirmed fatality and 34 people remain missing, after heavy rain hit north China's Hebei Province Tuesday.
Hebei steps up efforts to carve up overcapacity
North China’s Hebei Province is carrying out a campaign to address the country’s overcapacity issue, with the dismantling of equipment at 35 companies, according to a statement posted on the provincial government’s website on Monday.