China’s Hebei raises emergency response level after flooding

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A bridge is damaged after remnants of Typhoon Doksuri brought rains and floods in Beijing, China August 2, 2023. REUTERS

Authorities in northern China’s Hebei have raised the province’s natural disaster emergency response level to 2 from 3 after widespread flooding caused by heavy rains, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday.

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