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Chinese student secretly aids flood victims instead of taking holiday

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An 18-year-old student from Shanghai, China, named Wu Yulun, deceived his parents about his travel plans to secretly assist flood victims. After completing his Gaokao exams, Wu used his pocket money to buy relief supplies and traveled 13 hours to the Guangxi region, which had been severely impacted by typhoon-driven rains and flooding that resulted in 39 fatalities. He joined a volunteer group in Hengzhou, a heavily affected area, to help distribute essential supplies. AI

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Chinese student secretly aids flood victims instead of taking holiday

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zoey Zhang ·

    Chinese teenager lies to parents about holiday to secretly help flood victims in Guangxi

    A teenager from eastern China told his parents he was going on holiday, but secretly travelled with a friend to a flood-stricken region to join relief efforts. Earlier this month, 18-year-old Shanghai student Wu Yulun had just completed the gaokao, China’s national college entran…

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