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China:Flood:2002/05/24

Duration 2002/05/24 More than 20 million people have been hit by severe floods in the central province of Hunan.
Some parts of the province - home to 64 million people - have had 40 days of rain since the beginning of April.

Country or District China

Name Flood

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Personal Injury Material Damage Others

BBC news 2002/05/24

Hit by severe floods: more than 20 million people

More than 2.5m hectares of crops have been affected, with harvests in some areas being ruined.

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Floods spread in central China

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Duration	2002/05/24	More than 20 million people have been hit by severe floods in the central province of Hunan. Some parts of the province - home to 64 million people - have had 40 days of rain since the beginning of April.
Country or District	China
Name	Flood

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
BBC news 2002/05/24
Hit by severe floods: more than 20 million people		More than 2.5m hectares of crops have been affected, with harvests in some areas being ruined.