ProLogis inks China lease deal Jul 16, 2008
ProLogis finished its first Hope school, in Wuzhou City in southern China, in 2007. Reader Comments. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
World photos Jun 24, 2008
Feng Li/Getty Images WUZHOU, China -- Residents return home in flooded Longhua Village in China. Since June 6, torrential rains in China''s southern provinces have killed 176 people, and forced the evacuation of 1. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Heavy rain poses threat to S China Jun 18, 2008
WUZHOU, Guangxi, June 15 (Xinhua) -- A section of the Xijiang River in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was about to burst its embankments following days of heavy rain, threatening tens of thousands of people, local authorities said Sunday. BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains were forecast for most parts of already-drenched southern China over the next 10 days, and some areas could experience torrential rains, strong gales and thunderstorms, the China Meteorological... (Xinhuanet, China)
China floods kill 169 Jun 17, 2008
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, local people row boats in flooded Daoshui Town of Wuzhou City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Monday, June 16, 2008. As of Monday evening, flood has affected 92 counties, cities and regions in Guangxi, Xinhua said. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
South China faces danger of flooding Jun 17, 2008
Local people row boats in flooded Daoshui Town of Wuzhou City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 16, 2008 ... WUZHOU, Guangxi, June 15 (Xinhua) -- A section of the Xijiang River in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was about to burst its embankments following days of heavy rain, threatening tens of thousands of people, local authorities said Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Thousands evacuated as rains lash China quake region Jun 16, 2008
State television showed footage of the swollen Xijiang in the city of Wuzhou that sits at the confluence of three rivers and where up to 10,000 people were being evacuated as each of the rivers crested. In prosperous Guangdong province, another 100,000 people have been evacuated around the city of Changle due to rising waters on the Pearl river. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
China floods kill 55, 1 million flee Jun 16, 2008
"If the crack widened and the dike collapsed, the flood would directly threaten the safety" of the city of Wuzhou on Guangxi's border with Guangdong, Zhang Jinshen, a regional flood control official, was quoted as saying by Xinhua. . (International Herald Tribune)
Danger of river embankment burst Jun 16, 2008
WUZHOU, Guangxi, June 15 (Xinhua) -- A section of the Xijiang River in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was about to burst its embankments following days of heavy rain, threatening tens of thousands of people, local authorities said Sunday ... Wuzhou, a city near Guangxi's border with Guangdong Province, had its worst flooding in 100 years in 2005 ... The flood crest of the Xijiang River at the Wuzhou section was expected to reach 25. (Xinhuanet, China)
Rainstorms kill at least 57 in S China Jun 16, 2008
A man ride a motorcycle in the flooded street in Changzhou Town, Wuzhou City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 15, 2008 ... WUZHOU, Guangxi, June 15 (Xinhua) -- A section of the Xijiang River in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was about to burst its embankments following days of heavy rain, threatening tens of thousands of people, local authorities said Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Heavy rains trigger river embankment bursts in S China Jun 16, 2008
High water levels caused a 40-meter section of the Dayaochong embankment in Changzhou Town of Wuzhou city to give way. The water then beached a temporary dyke being built by local residents. (Xinhuanet, China)
More downpours to lash South China Jun 15, 2008
89 meters above the warning level at the Wuzhou monitoring site at 1 p.m. Saturday, according to the headquarters. According to the central observatory, rainfall in most of the southern provinces exceeded 100 mm in the past three weeks, with totals as high as 500 mm to 700 mm in parts of Guangdong, Guangxi and Anhui provinces. (Xinhuanet, China)
Rainstorms kill 12, affect millions in southern China Jun 14, 2008
The water level at the Wuzhou section of the Xijiang River surpassed the warning level of 18 ... Wuzhou, a city near Guangxi's border with Guangdong Province, was ravaged by the worst flooding in 100 years in 2005. (Xinhuanet, China)
Summer Flooding Hits Southern China Aug 13, 2007
A Chinese resident looks at the garbage around his home area after the flood fell back last June in Wuzhou city. The Hedong District of Wuzhou had become a city in the water during the flood as water levels in some areas reached the third floor of buildings. (K-Eye News, TX)
A plague on paradise in China Aug 11, 2007
A new expressway from Guilin to Wuzhou will soon complete the high-speed road connection from Yangshuo to the cities of the Pearl River Delta, meaning a much-reduced four-hour trip from Guangzhou to Yangshuo, and only an hour or two more from Hong Kong and Shenzhen. As a nation and a people, the Chinese are now facing a difficult yet vital question: how to achieve growth without causing further environmental degradation. (Asia Times Online)
Syed Hamid: Malaysia can learn from Shenzhen Jul 11, 2007
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar shaking hands with Shenzhen deputy mayor Lu Ruifeng (right) after calling on the latter at Wuzhou Guest House in Shenzhen on Tuesday. He is expected to visit Shanghai and later Beijing to meet his counterpart Yang Jiechi and call on the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
China Hopes HK Lifts Toothpaste Recall Jun 15, 2007
A woman who answered the telephone at the Wuzhou Chemical Factory of Daily Use, which makes Tianqi toothpaste, said sales had been affected in some areas, but also claimed the company's products were safe. She said she worked at the deputy manager's office, and would give only her surname, Wang. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Winfrey breaks long absence of book club with Sidney Poitier book Jan 27, 2007
"Chen said the bureau was petitioning the government of Wuzhou, whose administrative region includes Botang, to enforce the closure order.Phone calls to Botang government offices and the local police station rang unanswered. The Zhongtaifu paper mill had no listed number and general manager Zhou Jianping did not answer calls to his cell phone."We're surrounded by dirty, stinking air," Li said."The rice here is black. The fruit is either black or white. (North County Times)
