China Floods Claim 337 Lives So Far This Year
Flooding in China this year has left at least 337 people dead and 213 missing, due mainly to unusually wet summer weather, the government said.
Floods this year have struck across 30 provinces and municipalities and affected more than 47 million people, according to the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Sunday.
The headquarters said landslides have accounted for 202, or about 60 percent, of the confirmed deaths.
But water levels in the massive reservoir behind the dam stood at more than 149 meters (489 feet) on Sunday, four meters above the flood warning mark.
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