Over 20 dead as rains lash south
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MORE than 20 people were killed or remain missing after torrential downpours unleashed floods in south China.
The rain-triggered floods had affected some 2.63 million people in 11 provincial-level regions as of 2pm on Tuesday, the Ministry of Emergency Management said.
The heavy rain forced the relocation of about 228,000 people, destroyed over 1,300 houses and brought direct economic losses of over 4 billion yuan (US$566 million), the ministry said.
In the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China, six people were killed and one missing after days of downpours.
More than 1 million people have been affected by the floods, including 147,900 who were relocated to safe areas, according to the regional flood control and drought relief headquarters.
The extreme weather has hit the region’s tourism hard, which is still reeling from the novel coronavirus epidemic.
In Yangshuo County, a popular tourist destination in Guangxi known for its karst mountains and river sights, streets were waterlogged after a sudden flood, forcing residents and tourists to be evacuated on bamboo rafts.
The county government said that more than 1,000 hotels and family inns and 5,000 shops have been flooded. Over 30 tourist sites were damaged.
“Our losses are estimated at 3 million yuan but it’s a relief that none of our guests were harmed,” said Zhang Ting, owner of a family inn whose rooms were submerged in 1 meter of rainwater on Sunday.
Reporters at the site said firefighters, police officers and other rescuers stayed after the floods subsided to help clean debris and disinfect public facilities.
In Hunan Province, seven people was killed and one remained missing. Authorities said 321,000 people were affected in 21 counties and cities of Hunan and 11,000 residents were relocated.
In Guizhou Province in southwest China, intense rain has left eight people missing or dead, the local emergency response department said, adding that 2,800 people were relocated. The rain and flooding also damaged 10,700 hectares of crops and damaged more than 2,800 houses in the mountainous province.
Since June 2, downpours have hit large parts of south China, bringing accumulated precipitation of 100 to 300 millimeter in some regions.
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