Death toll rises as heavy rains persist in south
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June 19, 2011, Sunday
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HEAVY rain and ensuing floods continued to batter southern China yesterday, taking their toll in at least three provinces.
A middle school student in Jiexi County of Guangdong Province died when fencing collapsed in heavy rains Friday, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said yesterday.
In the southwestern Guizhou Province, eight people died in rain-triggered disasters, including two killed by lightning strikes.
Among the dead were two students in Wuchuan County who were swept away by flash floods on their way home Friday night.
In Sichuan Province, the downpour that began on Thursday has killed eight and left 29 missing, according to figures provided by the provincial flood control office at 5pm yesterday.
The third round of rainfall since the flood season began on June 9 battered at least 10 southern provinces, swelling rivers and causing landslides that forced the evacuation of thousands.
Tianhe Airport in Wuhan, Hubei Province, was closed for an hour midday yesterday amid thunderstorms, forcing at least eight incoming flights to be diverted to neighboring cities for landing.
Heavy rain has swollen the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway. In the 21 hours from 8pm Friday to 5pm yesterday, the water level rose by 0.62 meters to 21.81 meters, the city's weather bureau said.
Though the water level is well under the 25-meter flood alarm, the local flood control office has warned of floods and ensuing geological disasters.
The National Meteorological Center yesterday kept its rainstorm alert at "orange," the second-highest level, due to the persistent downpour hitting at least 10 southern provinces.
The observatory said heavy rainstorms would hit provinces along the Yangtze River in the next 24 hours, with downpours in parts of Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
A middle school student in Jiexi County of Guangdong Province died when fencing collapsed in heavy rains Friday, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said yesterday.
In the southwestern Guizhou Province, eight people died in rain-triggered disasters, including two killed by lightning strikes.
Among the dead were two students in Wuchuan County who were swept away by flash floods on their way home Friday night.
In Sichuan Province, the downpour that began on Thursday has killed eight and left 29 missing, according to figures provided by the provincial flood control office at 5pm yesterday.
The third round of rainfall since the flood season began on June 9 battered at least 10 southern provinces, swelling rivers and causing landslides that forced the evacuation of thousands.
Tianhe Airport in Wuhan, Hubei Province, was closed for an hour midday yesterday amid thunderstorms, forcing at least eight incoming flights to be diverted to neighboring cities for landing.
Heavy rain has swollen the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River, China's longest waterway. In the 21 hours from 8pm Friday to 5pm yesterday, the water level rose by 0.62 meters to 21.81 meters, the city's weather bureau said.
Though the water level is well under the 25-meter flood alarm, the local flood control office has warned of floods and ensuing geological disasters.
The National Meteorological Center yesterday kept its rainstorm alert at "orange," the second-highest level, due to the persistent downpour hitting at least 10 southern provinces.
The observatory said heavy rainstorms would hit provinces along the Yangtze River in the next 24 hours, with downpours in parts of Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
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