13 killed as Xinjiang runs hot and cold
Source: Xinhua |
March 22, 2010, Monday
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THIRTEEN people died and two were missing up to yesterday as a severe cold snap, heavy rain, and bizarrely, a sudden warm patch, hit northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
More than 1.3 million people were affected and 184,000 of them had to be relocated, local authorities said.
More than 11,000 houses have collapsed in Yining County, the most seriously damaged area from blizzards and rainstorms.
The county government has sent 950 of its 1,000 emergency tents to residents who have lost their homes.
It has provided plastic cloth for others to protect houses. Some residents have been moved to the offices of local governments and schools, as there are not enough tents and plastic cloth to go around.
Xinjiang has suffered its most serious snowstorms in six decades since last December, affecting at least 1.88 million people after houses collapsed and livestock died.
As temperatures rise, snow has melted, flooding some houses and causing mud-rock flows.
Tacheng City suffered fallout from melted snow in its E'min, Tuoli and Yumin counties as temperatures rose to 18.1 Celsius degrees last Wednesday, which affected about 60,000 people and caused 5,000 houses to collapse.
More than 40,000 emergency workers have been sent there for disaster relief work, including dredging rivers and strengthening riverbanks.
Yesterday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs allocated a batch of relief supplies to Xinjiang.
More than 1.3 million people were affected and 184,000 of them had to be relocated, local authorities said.
More than 11,000 houses have collapsed in Yining County, the most seriously damaged area from blizzards and rainstorms.
The county government has sent 950 of its 1,000 emergency tents to residents who have lost their homes.
It has provided plastic cloth for others to protect houses. Some residents have been moved to the offices of local governments and schools, as there are not enough tents and plastic cloth to go around.
Xinjiang has suffered its most serious snowstorms in six decades since last December, affecting at least 1.88 million people after houses collapsed and livestock died.
As temperatures rise, snow has melted, flooding some houses and causing mud-rock flows.
Tacheng City suffered fallout from melted snow in its E'min, Tuoli and Yumin counties as temperatures rose to 18.1 Celsius degrees last Wednesday, which affected about 60,000 people and caused 5,000 houses to collapse.
More than 40,000 emergency workers have been sent there for disaster relief work, including dredging rivers and strengthening riverbanks.
Yesterday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs allocated a batch of relief supplies to Xinjiang.
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