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Rescuers have evacuated about 21,000 out of 27,000 residents in a county in Central China's Hunan Province as of 17:00 on Sunday after a 10-meter-long breach of the dike was discovered in the morning.
Fortunately, no casualties so far have been reported.

The breach happened to a flood detention basin in Huarong County, called Xinhua, at about 11:00 Sunday, one hour after the local authorities began the emergency evacuation of residents with the help of 2,000 armed forces.

Currently, the breach has extended to 30 meters long, though rescuers are racing against time to reinforce the dike.

The Xinhua flood detention basin covers 4,400 hectares and is home to over 27,000 people. More on: http://www.cctvplus.com/news/20160710...

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