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Man swims 3 hours through floods to reach parents in China

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A man in China's Guangxi region swam for three hours through floodwaters to check on his parents after torrential rains caused severe flooding. The man, identified as Xie, braved the deep waters with a friend after his mother expressed concern about his father, who had gone to secure harvested rice. This event highlights the impact of extreme weather, which has reportedly caused 39 deaths and affected nearly 400,000 residents in the region. AI

RANK_REASON The story is a human-interest piece about a rescue during a natural disaster, not a core AI news item.

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Man swims 3 hours through floods to reach parents in China

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fran Lu ·

    Chinese man swims 3 hours clutching tyre to check on parents in flooded village

    Millions in China have been moved by a man who swam for three hours through floods to check on his parents’ status. The floods in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, caused by torrential rains and a number of dam collapses, have reportedly left 39 people dead and a…

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