Death toll from China storms rises to 15, hundreds injured

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At least 15 people have died and tens of thousands have been evacuated after severe storms and flooding battered central and southern China.   Authorities issued the highest-level flood warnings in parts of Guangxi, where a dam breach, widespread power outages and more heavy rain have heightened the emergency.   Read more at https://shorturl.at/g0kL9  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:01At least 15 people have died in central and southern China after severe storms and torrential

00:07rain triggered flooding, with more downpours forecast through midweek.

00:12State broadcaster CCTV reported that storms in central Hubei province killed 11 people

00:18and left one missing.

00:20In southern Guangxi province, flooding linked to Tropical Storm Maysac claimed at least

00:25four lives and forced tens of thousands to evacuate, while eight people were still missing.

00:31State news agency Xinhua reported that a dam at the Liulan Reservoir breached on Monday,

00:38prompting authorities to raise the city's flood emergency response to its highest level.

00:43Flooding also caused power outages, affecting more than 59,000 people.

00:48Guangxi's hydrological center issued its highest level flood warning for eight cities, including

00:54Narning and the tourist hub of Guilin.

00:58About 48,000 residents have been evacuated across the province, according to CCTV.

01:04China's National Meteorological Center warned that heavy rain will continue across parts

01:09of southern, central and eastern China through Wednesday, with eastern Guangxi expected to

01:14bear the brunt of the rainfall.

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