Torrential rain and floods batter China, killing at least 12 and forcing mass evacuations - AP News
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Coverage among the outlets is largely consistent in reporting the fatalities and the scale of the flooding. Al Jazeera English and The Hindu both emphasize the death toll and the extensive area impacted, while ABC News highlights the mass…
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Torrential rain and floods batter China, killing at least 12 and forcing mass evacuations AP News
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6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 35 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 1 centre.
Lean left · 4Centre · 1
- ▪ Floods and heavy rain kill at least 22 across 7 Chinese provinces — Quartz
- ▪ Heavy Rain and Floods in China Kill at Least 22 — NYT — World
- ▪ Torrential rain and floods batter China, killing at least 12 and forcing mass evacuations — ABC News — International
- ▪ At least ten killed as torrential rains batter southern, central China — The Hindu — Top
- ▪ At least 10 dead as huge floods sweep southern and central China — Al Jazeera English
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| Canonical URL | https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxQQ2w0SFBCOFZQRkx4a3N6M3IxMGl5Q1BGUHpETEs5cXRaTzdxRklpc0ZwajhSSzlmSEMzUUZmZF9XVmhicWd1aHdSTzYyVFlweUgyWjlIS0NGX0tuemxjMXVqampSU2xJOVhCbjUwc0ZQVmxmcEk1bHFwazZJVEl6a1NfaVVZT2d4TDQ2QU83M2ZYXzVGVDk4cGVNMmozSjVsQTZrQWdyMA?oc=5 |
| Publication time | Wed, 20 May 2026 05:50:00 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-20T09:02:58.294Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-20T09:04:38.436Z |
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