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People swim near a pavilion partially submerged in floodwaters on the banks of the Yangtze River, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, July 8, 2020. /Reuters

People swim near a pavilion partially submerged in floodwaters on the banks of the Yangtze River, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, July 8, 2020. /Reuters

What has changed two decades after the 1998 flood?

China is reeling from the worst flood since 1998 when the country fought a herculean battle against the brutal forces of nature. Twenty-two years later, scenes of submerged towns and Chinese soldiers carrying sandbags through muddy floodwater are evoking memories of the 1998 disaster.

So far, the floods have killed 141 people and destroyed 29,000 homes, affecting more than 38 million residents in 27 provinces, Chinese officials said on Monday. Meanwhile, flash floods and geological disasters in the southwestern mountainous regions have forced more than two million to relocate.

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