state media reported, citing the Department of Dike Management and Natural Disaster Prevention....

dike overflowed at an iron ore mine 300 kilometers to the east, cutting off a major federal highway

surrounded by dikes’ must read like a misogynist statement.... Despite all of this, she has suitors lining

BEIJING, June 21( Xinhua)--Flood control authority in south China's Pearl River basin activated a Level-I emergency response on Tuesday. The response was taken to the highest level as escalating torrents in Beijiang and Xijiang, both main rivers of the basin, are expected to make water levels continue to rise and maintain high for a long period, according to the Ministry of Water Resources. China has a four-tier flood-control emergency response system, with level I being the most urgent and seve

Inside, an effigy of a mysterious man named ‘John Evans’ gazes directly at a stained glass window revealed to depict Edward V, the missing prince himself.... “ With all the secret symbols and clues, it sounds somewhat like the Da Vinci Code.... No conclusive evidence has ever been found of their murder apart from a contested pile of bones discovered under a Tower staircase in 1674....

Supplies are stockpiled at the Pingyuan stadium in the flood affected city of Xinxiang in central China's Henan province on July 25, 2021.... Residents cleared away mud, wrecked cars and other debris after record rains that started Tuesday and flooded streets and disrupted train service in Henan province.... It said 8, 876 homes had collapsed....

JUBA, May 8( Xinhua)--The United Nations humanitarian agency said it has released 19 million U.S. dollars to help South Sudan prepare for the severe flooding expected during the rainy season. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs( UNOCHA) said the funds will go to aid agencies to prepare and protect people in the Bentiu camp for internally displaced people and surrounding areas in Unity State, which are among the areas most exposed to the deluge. Sara Beysolow Nyanti, the hu

BEIJING, July 29( Xinhua)--China's Ministry of Water Resources updated late on Saturday latest response measures to prevent floods following Typhoon Doksuri, the fifth typhoon of this year. The Level III emergency response, the third-highest level of China's four-tier flood-control emergency response system, has been maintained for Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Fujian and Guangdong, according to the ministry.It also maintained the Level IV emergency response, the least urgent

BEIJING, July 29( Xinhua)--China's Ministry of Water Resources updated late on Saturday latest response measures to prevent floods following Typhoon Doksuri, the fifth typhoon of this year. The Level III emergency response, the third-highest level of China's four-tier flood-control emergency response system, has been maintained for Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Fujian and Guangdong, according to the ministry.It also maintained the Level IV emergency response, the least urgent

As she exits her hometown’s only restaurant clutching an order of cabbage and hush puppies, Carolyn Suggs Bandy pauses to boast about a place that stakes its claim as the oldest town chartered by Black Americans nearly 140 years ago.“ It is sacred to me, ” said Bandy, 65.... Princeville’s future rests not only on protecting the town from flooding, but also convincing younger generations to make a home in the town.... “ These are sacred African-American grounds.” Princeville was incorporated in