27 die as new rains hit south
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July 10, 2010, Saturday
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AT least 27 people are dead, six others missing and tens of thousands evacuated after more rain-triggered landslides have caused havoc in southern China, delaying flights and severing roads and railway lines.
Ten people had died, two were missing and 109,000 relocated in the hardest-hit southwestern Chongqing Municipality by 6pm yesterday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.
Torrential rains had damaged 88,100 hectares of crops, toppled 9,000 houses, damaged 20,000 houses and caused a direct economic loss of 1.09 billion yuan (US$160.9 million).
The rains also delayed 92 flights at Chongqing airport yesterday morning.
The heaviest rain this summer began to batter the municipality on Thursday night, with Huatian Township in Youyang County recording the largest rainfall of 241.6 millimeters.
Water levels in most rivers in Chongqing have risen above warning levels.
The floods have also left Fenshui and Sanzheng townships in Wanzhou District of Chongqing in flood waters up to 1.2 meters deep.
"One of my relatives almost drowned after water gushed into the ground-floor apartment through the windows. The family was dragged out by people using a rope," said Zeng Jun, who lives in Fenshui.
In the central Hunan Province, eight people died, one is missing, 107,000 have been relocated and 2.06 million affected, the ministry said.
The rain toppled 5,270 houses and inflicted direct economic losses of one billion yuan in Hunan.
In Hunan's neighboring province of Hubei, seven people were dead and three missing due to the rain-triggered accidents. The province suffered economic losses of 1.09 billion yuan.
A woman and her daughter were crushed to death in their sleep after their house collapsed in Qingtian County, Lishui City of east China's Zhejiang Province, said local firefighters.
A rain-triggered landslide disrupted the Sichuan-Guizhou Railway at Tongzi County in Guizhou Province at about 8am yesterday, according to Wang Zhong, head of Tongzi County government.
The landslide carrying 2,000 cubic meters of debris occurred at Dahe Town. Over 300 workers with seven excavators were battling to repair the railway line.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has launched a level IV emergency response after the new floods began to hit southern China from Thursday.
Under a level IV emergency response, monitoring of emergencies will be stepped up and reported to the State Council.
Previously, in June, torrential rain resulted in 260 deaths and left 211 missing in 11 southern provinces, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Ten people had died, two were missing and 109,000 relocated in the hardest-hit southwestern Chongqing Municipality by 6pm yesterday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.
Torrential rains had damaged 88,100 hectares of crops, toppled 9,000 houses, damaged 20,000 houses and caused a direct economic loss of 1.09 billion yuan (US$160.9 million).
The rains also delayed 92 flights at Chongqing airport yesterday morning.
The heaviest rain this summer began to batter the municipality on Thursday night, with Huatian Township in Youyang County recording the largest rainfall of 241.6 millimeters.
Water levels in most rivers in Chongqing have risen above warning levels.
The floods have also left Fenshui and Sanzheng townships in Wanzhou District of Chongqing in flood waters up to 1.2 meters deep.
"One of my relatives almost drowned after water gushed into the ground-floor apartment through the windows. The family was dragged out by people using a rope," said Zeng Jun, who lives in Fenshui.
In the central Hunan Province, eight people died, one is missing, 107,000 have been relocated and 2.06 million affected, the ministry said.
The rain toppled 5,270 houses and inflicted direct economic losses of one billion yuan in Hunan.
In Hunan's neighboring province of Hubei, seven people were dead and three missing due to the rain-triggered accidents. The province suffered economic losses of 1.09 billion yuan.
A woman and her daughter were crushed to death in their sleep after their house collapsed in Qingtian County, Lishui City of east China's Zhejiang Province, said local firefighters.
A rain-triggered landslide disrupted the Sichuan-Guizhou Railway at Tongzi County in Guizhou Province at about 8am yesterday, according to Wang Zhong, head of Tongzi County government.
The landslide carrying 2,000 cubic meters of debris occurred at Dahe Town. Over 300 workers with seven excavators were battling to repair the railway line.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has launched a level IV emergency response after the new floods began to hit southern China from Thursday.
Under a level IV emergency response, monitoring of emergencies will be stepped up and reported to the State Council.
Previously, in June, torrential rain resulted in 260 deaths and left 211 missing in 11 southern provinces, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
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