Flood threat in east, central China
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July 12, 2010, Monday
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China's Central Meteorological Station warned yesterday that rainstorms will again batter many provinces and regions in the coming days, bringing bigger risks of new flooding and other geological disasters in central and eastern China.
From today until Wednesday, the observatory forecast some regions in provinces including Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, and Anhui will see heavy rain.
Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Henan provinces and Chongqing Municipality will also see rainstorms.
Almost 15 million people in 10 provinces and regions along China's longest river, the Yangtze, have had their lives disrupted after torrential rains began pounding on July 8, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said yesterday.
Rain-triggered floods also damaged 806,000 hectares of farmland and destroyed 20,000 houses, with direct economic losses of 8.6 billion yuan (US$1.3 billion), the flood control authority said.
At least 50 people were confirmed dead and 15 others were still missing in nine provinces after heavy rains.
Rain-triggered floods had left 14 people dead and three others missing in Chongqing since last Thursday, toppling more than 3,000 houses, partly cutting off power supply and causing the evacuation of 80,400 people, the local government said.
The floods had affected 1.7 million people in 17 districts and counties there, incurring 1.3 billion yuan in direct economic losses, Chongqing's flood-control and drought-relief headquarters said.
In Hubei Province, 17 people were killed and three others missing amid downpours since July 3, which affected more than 5.6 million people in 75 counties across the province, Hubei's Civil Affairs Administration said yesterday.
More than 182,500 residents have been relocated after heavy rains damaged more than 71,000 houses, inundated 537,650 hectares of farmland, cut off many road services and suspended power supply.
In Jiangxi, more than 34,000 people have been evacuated since July 5 when downpours began to hit 22 counties, pulling down more than 2,400 houses.
So far 620,000 people from five provinces in eastern and central China have been evacuated from flood-hit areas as soldiers and armed police forces mobilize to fight the floods.
Chen Lei, Minister of Water Resources, said at a work meeting yesterday that local authorities should come up with detailed plans for flood control to minimize losses caused by the disaster.
Meteorological experts warned that cities should be on alert against water logging and that mountainous areas should be wary of mud flows and landslides triggered by heavy rains.
From today until Wednesday, the observatory forecast some regions in provinces including Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, and Anhui will see heavy rain.
Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Henan provinces and Chongqing Municipality will also see rainstorms.
Almost 15 million people in 10 provinces and regions along China's longest river, the Yangtze, have had their lives disrupted after torrential rains began pounding on July 8, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said yesterday.
Rain-triggered floods also damaged 806,000 hectares of farmland and destroyed 20,000 houses, with direct economic losses of 8.6 billion yuan (US$1.3 billion), the flood control authority said.
At least 50 people were confirmed dead and 15 others were still missing in nine provinces after heavy rains.
Rain-triggered floods had left 14 people dead and three others missing in Chongqing since last Thursday, toppling more than 3,000 houses, partly cutting off power supply and causing the evacuation of 80,400 people, the local government said.
The floods had affected 1.7 million people in 17 districts and counties there, incurring 1.3 billion yuan in direct economic losses, Chongqing's flood-control and drought-relief headquarters said.
In Hubei Province, 17 people were killed and three others missing amid downpours since July 3, which affected more than 5.6 million people in 75 counties across the province, Hubei's Civil Affairs Administration said yesterday.
More than 182,500 residents have been relocated after heavy rains damaged more than 71,000 houses, inundated 537,650 hectares of farmland, cut off many road services and suspended power supply.
In Jiangxi, more than 34,000 people have been evacuated since July 5 when downpours began to hit 22 counties, pulling down more than 2,400 houses.
So far 620,000 people from five provinces in eastern and central China have been evacuated from flood-hit areas as soldiers and armed police forces mobilize to fight the floods.
Chen Lei, Minister of Water Resources, said at a work meeting yesterday that local authorities should come up with detailed plans for flood control to minimize losses caused by the disaster.
Meteorological experts warned that cities should be on alert against water logging and that mountainous areas should be wary of mud flows and landslides triggered by heavy rains.
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