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Deadly Floods Hit China, Killing Dozens and Forcing Evacuations
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Deadly Floods Hit China, Killing Dozens and Forcing Evacuations

Torrential rains have triggered widespread and deadly flooding across China, resulting in at least 22 fatalities and 20 people missing. The severe weather has also forced tens of thousands of residents to evacuate their homes.

12 killed in China’s second deadly Lunar New Year firework explosion
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12 killed in China’s second deadly Lunar New Year firework explosion

Twelve people were killed in an explosion at a firework shop in Hubei in central China on Wednesday, just days after eight people died in a similar incident in a nearby province. The accident happened just before 2.30pm on the second day of Lunar New Year in Zhengji in Xiangyang city, state news agency Xinhua reported. The report added that the subsequent fire spread across the premises and was put out within an hour. An investigation into the cause is now under way. The explosion followed...