China flood worsens - 1.5 million evacuated Posted by Scott Manning on June 27, 2002 | Comments (0)

Continued rain is adding to China's severe flooding which has left at least 596 people confirmed dead, destroyed 600,000 homes and forced the evacuation of almost 1.5 million people, state media reports.

An incessant deluge has battered large areas of China since early June with the provinces of Shaanxi, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou the hardest hit, the China Daily reported Thursday.Full Story...