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ZHANGYE, CHINA – JULY 28, 2023 – Crocodiles climb the bank to bask in the sun at the crocodile breeding area of an aquaculture base in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, July 28, 2023. The aquaculture base introduced 20 Siamese crocodiles from Shandong province. After many technical exploration and experiments, such as water temperature control, food allocation and breeding site adaptation, 20 Siamese crocodiles adapted to the breeding conditions in the northwest high-altitude area, and the trial breeding was successful.
Rainstorms battering southern China have killed at least seven people and allowed dozens of crocodiles to escape from a farm.
Nearby residents were advised to stay at home after more than 70 crocodiles reportedly escaped in Maoming, a city near the coast in western Guangdong province, according to Chinese media reports.
An emergency official was quoted as saying that 69 adult crocodiles and six juveniles had escaped. Some have been captured, but the operation was difficult because of the depth of a lake they are in, the media reports said.
No injuries have been reported.
Further west, seven people died and three are missing after multiple landslides in the city of Yulin in the Guangxi region, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Heavy rains on Sunday and Monday triggered the landslides.
The rains last week caused flash floods in Hong Kong, killing two people.
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