Levee collapse in China threatens village

Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Kaemi caused a levee in southern China to collapse, threatening to inundate an area that's home to 20,000 villagers, the official Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday. The storm, which weakened to a depression, killed at least eight people and left 18 others missing as it battered China's southeast and forced the evacuation of more than 640,000 residents. Heavy rain was forecast through Thursday.

from the AP via the Times Picayune