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Xinhua Headlines: China mobilizes swift efforts to combat floods

(240724) -- BEIJING, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows rescuers draining floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(240710) -- BEIJING, July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows rescuers draining floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers prepare to drain floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Zhenhai)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers drain floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows rescuers draining floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers prepare to drain floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Zhenhai)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows rescuers draining floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers prepare to drain floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Zhenhai)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers drain floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Zhenhai)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers install pumping equipment to drain floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Zhenhai)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers prepare to drain floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Zhenhai)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A rescuer prepares to drain floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows rescuers draining floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers prepare to drain floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Zhenhai)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers drain floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows rescuers draining floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows rescuers draining floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-FLOODWATER-DRAINAGE (CN)

(240709) -- HUARONG, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers prepare to drain floodwater at a Dongting Lake dike in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 9, 2024. The breach in the dike was successfully sealed late on Monday and work to drain flooded land and reduce risks are ongoing, according to authorities. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members unload donated vegetables for relocated residents at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites,

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Volunteers distribute donated clothing to relocated residents at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, a

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents rest at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected resident

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A relocated resident receives medical checkup at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents are seen at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected resi

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents receive lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Children have lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected residents hav

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member prepares lunch for relocated residents at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a tot

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected resident

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents receive lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A medical worker measures blood pressure for a relocated resident at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement site

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents receive lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affected

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents enjoy watermelons at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224 affe

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Relocated residents queue to receive lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total of 3,224

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members prepare lunch for relocated residents at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, and a total

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-HUARONG-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESETTLEMENT SITE(CN)

(240707) -- HUARONG, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A relocated resident sends videos to her family during lunch at a makeshift resettlement site in a vocational school in Huarong County, Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 7, 2024. At 5:48 p.m. on Friday, a Dongting Lake dike burst in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, administered by the city of Yueyang in Hunan Province, causing flooding in the area. The breach was initially about 10 meters wide but later expanded. Following the immediate relocation of around 5,000 residents from the affected area, urgent measures have been taken to repair the breach. As of Sunday noon, 75 meters of the 226-meter breach in the dike had been sealed, according to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters. According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, 4,739 rescuers have rushed to join the frontlines as of 2 p.m. on Sunday. At present, Huarong County has set up four evacuation and resettlement sites, an

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows the site of a dike breach in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM). As of Saturday night, over 1,400 personnel from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team have arrived at the site, according to the MEM. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240707) -- BEIJING, July 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers transfer a stranded resident in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 6, 2024. Rescuers including firefighters and armed police are closely monitoring the situation of a dike breach in Dongting Lake in central China's Hunan Province which occurred Friday afternoon, local authorities have said. The dike breach that occurred in the Dongting Lake was initially about 10 meters wide but expanded afterward. As of 10 p.m. Friday, 5,000 residents in the affected area had been safely relocated. There were no immediate reports of trapped individuals or casualties. (Fire and Rescue Department of Hunan/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESCUE (CN)

(240706) -- YUEYANG, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows rescuers blocking a dike breach of Dongting Lake in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESCUE (CN)

(240706) -- YUEYANG, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows rescuers blocking a dike breach of Dongting Lake in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-DONGTING LAKE-DIKE BREACH-RESCUE (CN)

(240706) -- YUEYANG, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows rescuers blocking a dike breach of Dongting Lake in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Zeguo)

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Dike Breach Repairs In China's Second-Largest Freshwater Lake

A drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows trucks loaded with stones waiting in line in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Chen Sihan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dike Breach Repairs In China's Second-Largest Freshwater Lake

An aerial drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows the site of a dike breach in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Chen Sihan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dike Breach Repairs In China's Second-Largest Freshwater Lake

A drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows rescuers working to block a dike breach in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Chen Sihan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dike Breach Repairs In China's Second-Largest Freshwater Lake

Rescuers work to block a dike breach in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province, July 6, 2024. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Chen Sihan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dike Breach Repairs In China's Second-Largest Freshwater Lake

An aerial drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows the site of a dike breach in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Chen Sihan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dike Breach Repairs In China's Second-Largest Freshwater Lake

A drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows rescuers working to block a dike breach in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Chen Sihan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dike Breach Repairs In China's Second-Largest Freshwater Lake

An aerial drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows the site of a dike breach in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Chen Sihan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dike Breach Repairs In China's Second-Largest Freshwater Lake

An aerial drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows a flooded area in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Chen Sihan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dike Breach Repairs In China's Second-Largest Freshwater Lake

An aerial drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows rescuers working to block a dike breach in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Chen Sihan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dike Breach Repairs In China's Second-Largest Freshwater Lake

A drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows rescuers working to block a dike breach in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Chen Sihan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS) CHINA-HUNAN-YUEYANG-DIKE BREACH-REPAIR (CN)

(240706) -- YUEYANG, July 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 6, 2024 shows the site of a dike breach in Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County under Yueyang City, central China's Hunan Province. A work team has been dispatched to central China's Hunan Province to guide rescue efforts after a dike breach in the country's second-largest freshwater lake on Friday afternoon, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. More than 800 people from the China National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team, 146 vehicles and 82 boats have been sent to the scene, according to the ministry. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Chen Sihan)