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Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting the evacuation of thousands, although the country appears to have averted the worst effects of the typhoon season battering parts of east Asia. Hebei province surrounding the capital Beijing on three sides issued alerts for several of its cities. The province of Heilongjiang to the north, was evacuating entire villages in anticipation of life-threatening deluges.

TAIPEI--A highway bridge in northern China collapsed due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains, and two cars fell into the river, state media reported Thursday, as parts of China are experiencing the worst floods in decades.

China faces its heaviest rainfall in years, triggering the collapse of a highway bridge. Read more here.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A highway bridge in northern China collapsed due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains, and two cars fell into the river, state m

BEIJING (Reuters) -For years, Gao enjoyed a big apartment in scenic west Beijing and an E-Class Mercedes-Benz. Raging floods, caused by storms that followed Typhoon Doksuri, destroyed his ground-floor apartment and washed his Merc away. Gao's apartment is in Mentougou, about 40 km from the heart of Beijing, where the capital's first two flood-related casualties were recorded.