China Water: June 24, 2008: Flood waters recede in south China.

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/23/content_8422650.htm

River water levels recede in Guangxi, Guangdong
www.chinaview.cn 2008-06-23 13:03:56 Print

BEIJING, June 23 -- Weather experts say the recent heavy rains that swept through southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guangdong Province have basically ended.

Starting at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, water levels at tributaries of the Pearl River in Guangdong Province began to fall below alert levels. And on Saturday morning, provincial authorities lifted their emergency flood prevention response. But not before Guangdong Province suffered its worst torrential rains in 57 years for this period of the year.

Torrential rains left 33 people dead and affected more than nine million local residents. Direct economic losses have been estimated at over 6.4 billion yuan. That's more than 900 million US dollars.

In Guangxi, river water levels have also receded to safe levels. Meanwhile, roads are being cleared in rain-swept cities and counties, and damaged facilities are under repair.

(Source: cctv.com)