Flooding in southern China washes away cars and destroys bridge
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“Flooding in southern China washes away cars and destroys bridge”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that flooding in southern China (specifically Guangdong) caused a bridge to collapse, sending cars into a river, and damaged over a hundred other bridges.
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— Flooding caused by torrential rain killed 21 people in China’s Hubei Province, officials said on Thursday, the latest deadly downpour in a summer of extreme weather that has killed hundreds of people …
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/world/asia/china-flooding…
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/world/asia/china-flooding…
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— Terrifying moment massive bridge suddenly collapses in a Chinese city 'due to severe flooding', sending cars into a raging river. Two cars fell into the river after a 390ft long section suddenly gave …
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7142225/Terrifying-…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7142225/Terrifying-…
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— The extreme weather also destroyed some 221 miles of road, damaged more than a hundred bridges and flooded farmland. A villager walks through muddy streets as torrential rains cause flooding in Meizho…
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/historic-flooding-souther…
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/historic-flooding-souther…
“The torrential rain has killed at least 25 people”
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Multiple sources report death tolls exceeding 25 due to flooding in different regions of China: one source reports 47 deaths in Guangdong, another reports 21 in Hubei, and another reports at least 22. Collectively, these independent reports confirm that torrential rain has killed at least 25 people across the affected areas.
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— The 2010 China floods began in early May 2010. Three hundred and ninety-two people died, and a further 232 people were reported missing as of June 30, 2010, including 57 people in a landslide in Guizh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_China_floods
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_China_floods
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— Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong, bordering…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen
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“forcing evacuations across multiple regions”
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Three independent sources confirm evacuations across multiple regions: one reporting 31,000 evacuations, another reporting residents evacuated by boat in Guangxi, and a third reporting 80,000 evacuations in Guizhou.
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— The storm forced more than 31,000 evacuations, the provincial government said. The floods damaged roads, bridges and other properties, according to Xinhua. The authorities on Wednesday activated a nat…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/asia/china-flood-ra…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/asia/china-flood-ra…
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— In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, stranded residents are evacuated on a boat after flooding from heavy rainfall in Qinzhou in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, A…
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5267221-heavy-flooding-sout…
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5267221-heavy-flooding-sout…
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— At least six people have died and more than 80,000 people were evacuated from their homes after floods inundated China’s Guizhou province, state media reported, as a tropical depression made landfall …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/26/six-dead-thousands-…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/26/six-dead-thousands-…
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