Two dead, 10 missing after heavy rain in China’s east

Two people have died and 10 are missing in Shandong, China, after a record rainfall of 364mm fell within five hours, causing flash floods that damaged 19 houses in the Laiwu district. This extreme weather, linked to climate change and the East Asia monsoon, poses significant challenges to the country’s aging flood defenses and its agricultural sector.

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