Over 1 million people are evacuated! Dam failure and terrible floods in China

Natural disaster 4 August 2023. Over 1 million people are evacuated! Dam failure and terrible floods in China A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, rain, hail, wildfire, waves, wind, snow, weather and other geologic processes. More than a million people have been displaced from their homes in China’s Hebei province since the storm earlier this week, according to state media. Officials have warned that water in some areas will recede within a month. Rain from the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri hit the northern province of 75 million people, as well as the neighboring cities of Beijing and Tianjin. This led to severe flooding, which left the residents in a difficult situation. Bridges and highways were washed away and at least 22 people went missing. The storm brought Beijing its heaviest rainfall in 140 years, a major test of th
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