Whole towns submerged in south China floods

Whole towns submerged in south China floods

State broadcaster CCTV showed footage of a town submerged by floodwaters in Tongling City, Anhui Province. Anhui and nearby Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces have declared red alerts as heavy rain swelled rivers and lakes.

Thousands of soldiers and helicopters have been deployed to recover broken levees and rescue people trapped in the region.

Since the flood season began in June, 33 rivers in China have reached their highest levels in history.

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