Race against time: flood control, disaster relief efforts in China's Tianjin

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Race against time: flood control, disaster relief efforts in China's Tianjin

STORY: Race against time: flood control, disaster relief efforts in China's Tianjin DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood-affected areas in Tianjin, China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JI YUNPENG, Head of fire station in Wuqing automobile industrial park, Tianjin 3. various of the floodwater 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG SHUWEI, Technician at Tianjin Institute of Surveying and Mapping Co., Ltd. 5. various of flood control efforts 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CAI JIE, Head of police station in Taitou Town, Tianjin 7. various of police force on patrol 8. various of Tianjin's Daqinghe River and embankment reinforcement work 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG CHAO, Armed police officer 10. various of embankment reinforcement work 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LI HUI, Armed police officer 12. various of embankment reinforcement work STORYLINE: The Haihe River Basin in northern China is experiencing the worst flooding caused by rainstorms since 1963,

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