Parts of China suffer heavy rains and flooding every summer, but this year has been unusually severe in some areas, while other regions struggle with drought that is damaging crops. The government had earlier reported 142 people were killed by flooding and landslides in July.

Russia evacuates 2,000 amid floods

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Over 2,000 people have been evacuated from flooded areas of the Primorye region in Russia, officials said on Sunday. Heavy downpours flooded villages in the region in the aftermath of Typhoon Khanun, which battered Japan earlier this week before hitting the Korean peninsula.

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