PolyU Library
Journal Call no.AP8.W56
AuthorNing, James.
Article TitleCountry in grip of worst flood disaster / James Ning.
Is Part OfWindow ; v.5, no.28, 26 Jul 1996, p.22-23, illus.
AbstractSerious flooding has again thrown most of east, south and southwest China into great hardship in the summer of 1996 with all signs indicating a record year in at least half a century. By July 1996, 716 people in eight provinces had been killed and total economic losses were estimated at more than 40 billion yuan (about US$4.82 billion)