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Last Updated: Wednesday, 16 July, 2003, 09:45 GMT 10:45 UK
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In pictures: China floods
Mamiao village in Huainan, in east China's Anhui Province
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Flooding is a seasonal problem in China, and this year provinces along the Huai river have been worst affected
A man fishing in flood waters covering fields
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Control dykes were deliberately breached to let excess water run off, making life difficult for fishermen
Residents being evacuated from Xuyi, Jiangsu province
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Almost a million people have been evacuated from the worst-hit areas, forced to pack up and leave at very short notice
Villager in Sihong in Jiangsu province
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People living in low-lying regions scrambled to save all they could
Medical workers travel by boat to reach flood victims, Anhui province
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Medical workers are struggling to cope, and the official death toll from flooding and landslides has now passed 500
Workers in Anhui try and save paper rolls from a factory
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For most people, the floods have brought disruption and economic loss, scrambling to remove valuables from the rising waters


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