China - Floods (CMA, Reuters, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 August 2021)
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Heavy rainfall has been affecting central-southern China (particularly Sichuan Province) since 6 August, causing floods that have resulted in evacuation of residents and widespread damage.
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Media report more than 80,000 residents evacuated, 45 collapsed houses, 120 severely damaged houses and 121,600 people affected across six cities, particularly Bazhong, Nanchong, and Dazhou in the north-east.
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More heavy to locally very heavy rain is forecast over Sichuan Province.