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China raises flood alert level as 88 confirmed dead
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June 19, 2010, Saturday
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China's disaster relief departments raised the emergency response to level-three from level-four this morning for the floods that have hit southern China, as authorities forecast more rain to fall over coming days.
The Civil Affairs Ministry and the State Disaster Relief Commission made the decision.
As of 10am today, downpours that began pounding southern China last Sunday had left 88 people dead, 48 missing, and forced the evacuation of 757,000 residents from their homes, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a statement.
About 9.27 million people in Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces were affected by the heavy rains, the ministry said.
Direct economic losses caused by the heavy rains have topped 10 billion yuan (US$1.46 billion).
The State Council has dispatched work teams to the floods-affected areas in Fujian to guide the disaster relief work. The team is being led by Vice Civil Affairs Minister Sun Shaocheng and consists of officials from seven ministries.
Also today, the National Meteorological Center reiterated the rainstorm orange alert - the second-highest level - it issued yesterday, warning that more rains and very possibly heavy rainstorms are likely to hit southern China over coming days.
The Civil Affairs Ministry and the State Disaster Relief Commission made the decision.
As of 10am today, downpours that began pounding southern China last Sunday had left 88 people dead, 48 missing, and forced the evacuation of 757,000 residents from their homes, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a statement.
About 9.27 million people in Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces were affected by the heavy rains, the ministry said.
Direct economic losses caused by the heavy rains have topped 10 billion yuan (US$1.46 billion).
The State Council has dispatched work teams to the floods-affected areas in Fujian to guide the disaster relief work. The team is being led by Vice Civil Affairs Minister Sun Shaocheng and consists of officials from seven ministries.
Also today, the National Meteorological Center reiterated the rainstorm orange alert - the second-highest level - it issued yesterday, warning that more rains and very possibly heavy rainstorms are likely to hit southern China over coming days.
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