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China hit by severe floods

Heavy rains brought by Typhoon Utor triggered landslides and floods in southern China

August 20, 2013 10:24AM ET
Soldiers rush to set up sandbags to prevent flooding from an overflowing river in Heihe in Heilongjiang province on Saturday.
Soldiers rush to set up sandbags to prevent flooding from an overflowing river in Heihe in Heilongjiang province on Saturday. China Daily/Reuters
Houses stand partly submerged as floodwaters hit the Hongshi township of Huadian in Jilin province on Friday.
Houses stand partly submerged as floodwaters hit the Hongshi township of Huadian in Jilin province on Friday. Reuters
Soldiers transport residents across a river after a bridge collapsed during sweeping floods in Fushun in Liaoning province on Saturday.
Soldiers transport residents across a river after a bridge collapsed during sweeping floods in Fushun in Liaoning province on Saturday. Reuters
Residents of Guangdong province stay dry atop cars on Monday.
Residents of Guangdong province stay dry atop cars on Monday. AFP/Getty Images
People walk past a car stranded in mud after heavy rains hit Fushun in Liaoning province on Saturday.
People walk past a car stranded in mud after heavy rains hit Fushun in Liaoning province on Saturday. Reuters
People wade through a flooded walkway near the overflowing Songhua River in Harbin in Heilongjiang province on Friday.
People wade through a flooded walkway near the overflowing Songhua River in Harbin in Heilongjiang province on Friday. China Daily/Reuters
A man drives a tractor along a flooded street to transport residents to a safety area in Yichun in Heilongjiang province on Thursday.
A man drives a tractor along a flooded street to transport residents to a safety area in Yichun in Heilongjiang province on Thursday. Reuters
Residents paddle boats and rafts down a flooded street in Shantou in southern China's Guangdong province on Monday.
Residents paddle boats and rafts down a flooded street in Shantou in southern China's Guangdong province on Monday. AFP/Getty Images
People make their way down a flooded street in Shantou in Guangdong province on Monday.
People make their way down a flooded street in Shantou in Guangdong province on Monday. AFP/Getty Images
Flood survivors transport food in an inflatable baby pool in the flood-hit Chaonan district of Shantou in Guangdong province on Monday.
Flood survivors transport food in an inflatable baby pool in the flood-hit Chaonan district of Shantou in Guangdong province on Monday. AFP/Getty Images
Vehicles lie partly submerged in Shantou's flood-hit Chaonan district in Guangdong province on Monday.
Vehicles lie partly submerged in Shantou's flood-hit Chaonan district in Guangdong province on Monday. AFP/Getty Images
A damaged car rests where floodwaters left it in the Qingyuan Manchu autonomous county of Fushun in northeastern China's Liaoning province on Monday.
A damaged car rests where floodwaters left it in the Qingyuan Manchu autonomous county of Fushun in northeastern China's Liaoning province on Monday. AFP/Getty Images
A villager holds some flood-damaged peanuts in the Ningyuan county of Yongzhou in central China's Hunan province on Sunday.
A villager holds some flood-damaged peanuts in the Ningyuan county of Yongzhou in central China's Hunan province on Sunday. AFP/AFP/Getty Images
A stranded passenger waits outside the Guangzhou Railway Station on Sunday in Guangzhou.
A stranded passenger waits outside the Guangzhou Railway Station on Sunday in Guangzhou. ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

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