90 dead as China endures severe flooding, landslides
Reporting from Beijing —
After months of punishing drought, China’s rainy season has returned with a vengeance, causing floods and landslides that as of Saturday were linked to 90 deaths.
An estimated 1.4 million people have been evacuated. On Saturday, China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs raised alert levels because of forecasts by the National Meteorological Center of torrential rains in southern and central China in the coming week.
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