China floods: At least 78 killed and 'millions homeless'
Source: BBC
19 minutes ago
Floods in north and central China have killed at least 78 people, with scores of others reported missing, officials and state media have said.
The flash floods and landslides in Hebei and Henan provinces destroyed thousands of homes and caused widespread damage to crops.
As many as 16 million people across China have been forced from their homes, Reuters news agency reported.
The Chinese authorities have said they will provide funds for flood-hit areas.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36873902
RapSoDee
(421 posts)...and still the Republicans lie about climate change...
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)has anything to do with climate change. China has had a history of massive floods, killing many.
RapSoDee
(421 posts)Has any disaster in world history ever displaced 16 million human beings in one gushing stroke?
Maybe China has a history of floods, but please do not try to minimize the brutal reality of 16 million people suddenly with no homes or food. That's not normal. That's an epic disaster.
https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/science/extreme-weather.html
Judi Lynn
(160,682 posts)Stuart G
(38,458 posts)PersonNumber503602
(1,134 posts)they supposedly have been building. Almost makes me wonder if that's their plan from the start, or at least part of the plan.
PersonNumber503602
(1,134 posts)Given the scope of the floods (millions homeless), the death toll of 78 seems pretty low. I hope it stays there.
I also find it interesting how such a massive disaster like this has so few responses. If this took place in Europe or even Japan, then I suspect there would far more responses to this.
Judi Lynn
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Assorted landscape images, google:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Hebei+and+Henan+provinces&biw=1513&bih=725&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiE1Ie464rOAhVK0WMKHaJ-ASEQ_AUICCgD&dpr=0.85#tbm=isch&q=Hebei+province&imgrc=_
Hebei Province
Tulip fields
Wonderful landscape images, Henan Province:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Hebei+and+Henan+provinces&biw=1513&bih=725&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiE1Ie464rOAhVK0WMKHaJ-ASEQ_AUICCgD&dpr=0.85#tbm=isch&q=Henan+province&imgrc=_