WORLD IN BRIEF : CHINA : Hundreds Dead in Eastern Floods
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Rising waters have killed hundreds of people and devastated farms and fisheries in eastern China, raising fears of the country’s worst flood disaster this century. Spring rains have been compounded by the effects of global warming. Some meteorologists predict the worst inundation in a hundred years.
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