250,000 evacuated after floods in China, N.Korea

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Beijing (AFP) Aug 23, 2010 - More than 250,000 people have been evacuated in northeast China following serious floods that have already left four dead and forced the relocation of thousands in neighbouring North Korea. Heavy summer downpours have dangerously swollen the Yalu river, which forms the border between the two countries, and forecasters are warning of yet more torrential rain to come. Chinese officials sai ... more

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