Water wars: Mekong River another front in US-China rivalry
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – The Mekong River has become a new front in US-China rivalry, environmentalists and officials say, with Beijing overtaking Washington in [...]
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Traditional gongs, loudspeakers still effective flood warning methods in rural China
CHONGQING (XINHUA) – Lei Xia had safely evacuated long before the flood came last Thursday (July 16) afternoon, and avoided heavy property loss, [...]
China blows up dam to ease flood risk amid prolonged heavy rains
BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese authorities blew up part of a dam in eastern Anhui province to relieve flood pressure, local media reported, as [...]
Floods, landslides kill 23 in Nepal, dozens missing
KATHMANDU (REUTERS) – Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides that killed at least 23 people and displaced thousands in western Nepal, officials [...]