Thousands of paratroopers plug a 200m river breach in Hubei Province
Updated 22:54, 11-Jul-2020
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Continuous heavy rainfall caused a 200-meter river breach in Huangmei County, Hubei Province in central China. On July 10, more than 1,000 soldiers from an airborne brigade rushed to the scene to help plug it. The construction of a levee is now underway.