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A Million Flee Chinese Deluge

More flooding feared on Yellow River

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 16, 2008 4:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – More than a million Chinese have fled floods in the southern regions of the nation after some of the worst storms in decades. The deluge comes as China is reeling from a devastating earthquake. The situation is likely to get worse in the next few... Read full story »

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