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China: Flood: 2002/11/02 Country Information on DRR

Period 2002/11/02
Country or District China
Event Type Flood
Outline Flooding has forced the evacuation of more than 50,000 people in the southern Chinese city of Lechang, in Guangdong province, as torrential rain continues in the region.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
BBC news 2002/11/01
Evacuated: more than 50,000 people
Flooded: more than 300 houses
Collapsed: some 400 houses
7,000 acres of farmland submerged, and nearly 60,000 tons of crops destroyed.

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BBC NEWS 2002/11/01
Floods hit southern China