China: Nearly 1 million people relocated in northern Hebei province after record rainfall

In China, nearly 1 million people were relocated in northern Hebei province after record rainfall forced authorities to channel water from swollen rivers to some populated areas for storage. The vast Hai River basin covers an area the size of Poland that includes Hebei,



Beijing, and Tianjin. 

Over a span of one week from late July, the region with a population totaling 110 million experienced its most serious flooding in six decades, with Hebei the worst hit.