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Death toll climbs to 29 after fresh floods wash Gansu
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August 13, 2010, Friday
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The death toll from a new round of floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in Gansu Province has risen to 29, with 24 missing and thousands trapped, local authorities said today.
The fatalities come after mudslides devastated Zhouqu County in the northwest province less than a week ago, killing more than 1,000.
Downpours pounded some areas of Gansu, Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces from Wednesday night to last night, destroying homes, inundating croplands, and disrupting traffic and telecommunications.
In Longnan City, Gansu, the death toll rose from 10 to 20, with 16 missing as of this noon, according to the latest information from the Longnan municipal government.
A total of 3,012 people were still trapped by floodwaters while 10,556 have been evacuated to safe areas, the government said.
Local authorities are evacuating residents and have dispatched tents, instant noodles, bottled water, quilts and pans to the disaster-hit areas, the government said.
In Tianshui, Gansu, four people have died and eight are missing, the local government said.
In Mianzhu, Sichuan, mudslides have killed five people dead and 500 others were trapped in the rural mountainous areas, a spokesman with the municipal government said.
Government workers, troops and factory workers have been mobilized to help evacuate the disaster-stricken residents, the spokesman said. In Weinan, Shaanxi, floods have affected some 100,000 people and forced an evacuation of 4,600 residents. More than 4,800 homes were destroyed or damaged, a spokesman with the Weinan Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau said.
In another development, meteorological authorities have warned of more heavy rains in the coming days for Gansu's Zhouqu County, where the devastating mudslides have left 1,144 people dead and 600 missing.
The fatalities come after mudslides devastated Zhouqu County in the northwest province less than a week ago, killing more than 1,000.
Downpours pounded some areas of Gansu, Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces from Wednesday night to last night, destroying homes, inundating croplands, and disrupting traffic and telecommunications.
In Longnan City, Gansu, the death toll rose from 10 to 20, with 16 missing as of this noon, according to the latest information from the Longnan municipal government.
A total of 3,012 people were still trapped by floodwaters while 10,556 have been evacuated to safe areas, the government said.
Local authorities are evacuating residents and have dispatched tents, instant noodles, bottled water, quilts and pans to the disaster-hit areas, the government said.
In Tianshui, Gansu, four people have died and eight are missing, the local government said.
In Mianzhu, Sichuan, mudslides have killed five people dead and 500 others were trapped in the rural mountainous areas, a spokesman with the municipal government said.
Government workers, troops and factory workers have been mobilized to help evacuate the disaster-stricken residents, the spokesman said. In Weinan, Shaanxi, floods have affected some 100,000 people and forced an evacuation of 4,600 residents. More than 4,800 homes were destroyed or damaged, a spokesman with the Weinan Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau said.
In another development, meteorological authorities have warned of more heavy rains in the coming days for Gansu's Zhouqu County, where the devastating mudslides have left 1,144 people dead and 600 missing.
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