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Floods in central China as dam bursts

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July 07, 2024

CHINESE officials raced Saturday to stem floods caused by a dam breach in central China, state media reported, as the Asian nation grapples with a summer of extreme weather.

State news agency Xinhua said the breach occurred on Friday afternoon in part of an embankment on the shore of Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan province.

No casualties were immediately reported but the 226-metre breach forced nearly 6,000 people to evacuate from nearby areas, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

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