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Chinese officials intentionally underreported the number of people who died or went missing in severe flooding in Henan province in July, China’s central government said, a rare acknowledgment of officials concealing the true death toll in a disaster. Local officials in Henan either concealed or delayed the recording of more than 100 cases of people who died or went missing, with some officials “intentionally obstructing” the reports, the State Council, China’s highest government body, said in a statement posted on the main government website late Friday. It said a number of officials would face disciplinary consequences. According to Friday’s report,...
