Flooding sends bus into river in China; 1,20,000 evacuated
The Hindu
Authorities in Hebei province said in a social media post that 37 of the 51 people on the bus had been rescued.
A bus fell into a river in northern China on Monday, leaving at least two people dead and 12 others missing after flooding from heavy rains destroyed homes and covered farmland.
Video posted online showed people on top of an almost submerged bus in a rushing river flowing over a nearby bridge outside the city of Shijiazhuang, about 265km southwest of Beijing.
Authorities in Hebei province said in a social media post that 37 of the 51 people on the bus had been rescued.

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