{
  "id": 4304954,
  "title": "China’s Flood Disasters Much Worse Than Beijing is Admits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/chinas-flood-disasters-much-worse-than-beijing-is-admits",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T22:53:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/crime/chinas-flood-disasters/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BEIJING – Torrential rains have battered China for weeks, turning bustling cities into muddy rivers. The official reports coming out of Beijing suggest a serious but highly controlled situation. State media shows orderly evacuations and heroic rescue workers saving stranded residents. But field telemetry, local accounts, and regional economic data reveal a much darker reality. […] The post…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}