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2024.07.08 23:06 GMT+8

Live updates: Dike breach on China's Dongting Lake sealed

Updated 2024.07.08 23:06 GMT+8
CGTN

- The 226-meter stretch of dike breached on China's second-largest freshwater lake, Dongting Lake, was sealed at 10:31 p.m. on July 8.

- A dike breach in Dongting Lake in Huarong County, central China's Hunan Province, occurred at 5:48 p.m. following failed emergency repair efforts on July 5.

- Over 7,680 residents in the affected area have been safely relocated. There were no immediate reports of trapped individuals or casualties.

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