16 dead, 2 missing, after storms batter S. China
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AT least 16 people were killed and two are missing in southern Chinese cities after rain and hailstorms triggered floods and landslides.
The severe weather, which began last Friday, has affected some 834,000 people in seven provinces and municipalities, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said yesterday.
Seven people died and two are unaccounted for in worst-affected Guangdong Province, said the authorities.
Flights at major airports ground to a halt there and school classes in some cities were suspended yesterday.
Rescuers in neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been searching since Sunday for a mine worker buried in a landslide, Xinhua news agency reported.
The deluge was so severe in Hong Kong on Sunday that hailstones smashed the windows of a shopping mall in the Kowloon Tong district.
Other affected areas include southeastern province Fujian, eastern province Jiangxi, central province Hunan, southwestern province Guizhou plus Chongqing City, the ministry said.
Local authorities said embankments in Shenzhen in Guangdong have been destroyed by the rush of water.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms have also grounded flights and stranded passengers at Guangdong airports since Sunday.
About 100 flights were delayed and 101 departing and 72 inbound flights canceled due to thunderstorms, leaving thousands of travelers stranded yesterday evening, said the authorities.
In Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, thunderstorms led to delays for 49 flights and the cancellation of 11 more — including flights going to Shanghai and Beijing. Schools in Shenzhen suspended classes yesterday as the local weather department warned of severe thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, in Ziyuan County, in Guangxi, rescuers continue to search for a mine worker by a landslide.
Two giant rocks from a rain-soaked slag heap tumbled down on to a road on Sunday.
Mine workers were moving them when the landslide occurred, leaving one missing and the other injured.
In addition to the seven people who died in Guangdong, two were killed in each of Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and Chongqing, and one person has been confirmed dead in Guangxi.
The China Central Meteorological Station maintained a blue rainstorm alert for the region yesterday, the lowest of a scale of four.
The weather was caused by a cold front from the north meeting warm, wet air in the south, said the ministry.
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