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China says flood waters at the Three Gorges Dam will peak within the next 24 hours, after torrential rain further up the Yangtze river over the weekend. More heavy rain is expected in parts of southern China from now until Thursday. News has only just emerged of a bridge collapse in Henan province on Saturday in which 33 people died and up to 21 are still missing. China suffers monsoon-type rains every year but this year's rainfall has been the heaviest in more than a decade. Water levels in one tributary of the Yangtze river were reported to be the highest in 30 years this weekend.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10771525
China Three Gorges flooding set to peak
Date : 27th July 2010, Source : BBC Link to News StoryChina says flood waters at the Three Gorges Dam will peak within the next 24 hours, after torrential rain further up the Yangtze river over the weekend. More heavy rain is expected in parts of southern China from now until Thursday. News has only just emerged of a bridge collapse in Henan province on Saturday in which 33 people died and up to 21 are still missing. China suffers monsoon-type rains every year but this year's rainfall has been the heaviest in more than a decade. Water levels in one tributary of the Yangtze river were reported to be the highest in 30 years this weekend.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10771525
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