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China seals dike breach at its second-largest freshwater lake

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STORY: China seals dike breach at its second-largest freshwater lake
SHOOTING TIME: July 8, 2024
DATELINE: July 9, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:55
LOCATION: YUEYANG, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the trucks working at the breach site
2. STANDUP (English): DING CHUNYU, Xinhua correspondent
3. various of the rescue personnel at the site

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): DING CHUNYU, Xinhua correspondent
"Rescue personnel successfully sealed a 226-meter breach in a dike at China's second-largest freshwater lake.
Floodwaters from the torrential rain caused the breach at Dongting Lake in Yueyang City in Hunan Province.
At least 7,000 residents have been evacuated since the dike burst on Friday."

At 10:31 p.m. Monday, the final truckload of rocks was dumped into the breach in a dike at Dongting Lake, amidst the cheers of the rescue personnel.

According to the Yueyang flood control and drought relief headquarters, the sealing will expedite drainage and post-disaster reconstruction.

The breach at Dongting Lake in the city of Yueyang, central China's Hunan Province, was caused by floodwaters from torrential rain.

Prior to the breach, Hunan Province experienced 17 consecutive days of heavy rainfall, the longest period of regional heavy rain since 1961.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yueyang, China.
(XHTV)

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