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Hundreds killed as flood dikes collapse in China
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Hunan province, China
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August 4, 1998
Web posted at: 11:07 a.m. EDT (1507 GMT)
(CNN) -- China's worst flooding in decades claimed hundreds
of new victims when the Yangtze River broke a dike in central
Hubei province, washing away a company of soldiers sent to
shore up the levee, officials said on Tuesday.
"About 200 people -- including soldiers, farmers, laborers
and local leaders -- were working to protect the dike when it
collapsed," said a local official in Hubei's Jiayu county.
The dike broke on Saturday, but the Hubei provincial
government imposed a news blackout on flood reports from the
county, which is home to more than half a million people, a
second local official said.
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The Flood Information Center said floodwaters had receded in
the 37 affected administrative districts, but may rise again
in northern and northwestern areas due to heavy rains.
Major rivers were still above danger levels.
The meteorological department said the monsoon was again
active, with 170 millimeters (6.8 inches) of rain recorded in
northern Dinajpur district on Monday.
The official toll from a month of flooding was 256, but the
outbreak of water-borne diseases such as diarrhea, claimed
three more lives.
A senior government doctor has warned of a rise in the number
of people falling ill from intestinal diseases due to a
shortage of drinking water.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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