Landslide claims 18, injures 4 in Shaanxi
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July 7, 2011, Thursday
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EIGHTEEN people were confirmed dead and four others injured in a rain-triggered landslide that hit Lueyang County in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province on Tuesday, local authorities said yesterday.
Torrential rain hit Lueyang County from 3am to midday on Tuesday, triggering a 5,000-cubic-meter landslide that engulfed a two-story building in the county seat at 11:15am, the government of Hanzhong City said.
The local government sent more than 400 people to the site to help with rescue operations.
Rescuers reached 22 people, but 17 were already dead, and one died after treatment failed. Four others were injured and are still hospitalized.
Also in Lueyang, an 80-year-old villager, Sun Guiying, remains missing after she was swept away while crossing a swollen river on Tuesday.
As of last night, the downpours that have also wreaked havoc in 10 other counties of Hanzhong City have affected 102,300 people and forced the evacuation of nearly 5,000.
The Hanzhong government said disasters caused by the torrential rains had leveled 1,341 houses and damaged 5,442 others, and nearly 6,000 hectares of farmland were submerged.
Initial statistics indicate the flooding has caused a direct economic losses of 160 million yuan (US$25 million).
More heavy rain is expected to hit southern Shaanxi over the next 24 hours, the Shaanxi Meteorological Center said.
More than 50 millimeters of rain is expected in parts of Hanzhong between last night and this morning, according to the meteorological center.
Flood control authorities in Shaanxi are on high alert and are evacuating people living in low-lying areas and places threatened by possible heavy rains and ensuing mountain torrents.
Torrential rain hit Lueyang County from 3am to midday on Tuesday, triggering a 5,000-cubic-meter landslide that engulfed a two-story building in the county seat at 11:15am, the government of Hanzhong City said.
The local government sent more than 400 people to the site to help with rescue operations.
Rescuers reached 22 people, but 17 were already dead, and one died after treatment failed. Four others were injured and are still hospitalized.
Also in Lueyang, an 80-year-old villager, Sun Guiying, remains missing after she was swept away while crossing a swollen river on Tuesday.
As of last night, the downpours that have also wreaked havoc in 10 other counties of Hanzhong City have affected 102,300 people and forced the evacuation of nearly 5,000.
The Hanzhong government said disasters caused by the torrential rains had leveled 1,341 houses and damaged 5,442 others, and nearly 6,000 hectares of farmland were submerged.
Initial statistics indicate the flooding has caused a direct economic losses of 160 million yuan (US$25 million).
More heavy rain is expected to hit southern Shaanxi over the next 24 hours, the Shaanxi Meteorological Center said.
More than 50 millimeters of rain is expected in parts of Hanzhong between last night and this morning, according to the meteorological center.
Flood control authorities in Shaanxi are on high alert and are evacuating people living in low-lying areas and places threatened by possible heavy rains and ensuing mountain torrents.
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