Qinghai floods kill 25
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July 9, 2010, Friday
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FLOODS have killed 25 people and left another three missing in Qinghai Province in the first week of July, authorities said yesterday.
About 41,000 people in 22 counties in seven prefectures had been affected by the floods as of 6pm on Wednesday, the provincial civil affairs bureau said in a statement.
The floods, caused by torrential rains in the normally dry highland region, have toppled 687 houses and damaged 5,679 others. They also caused a direct economic loss of 103 million yuan (US$15.2 million).
Authorities allocated 500 tents, 5,000 quilts and 5,000 mattresses to Golmud City.
The Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters yesterday launched a level IV emergency response after floods hit parts of Qinghai.
A serious flood hit the Golmud River basin in Qinghai due to recent rainstorms and melting snow, a statement on the office's website said.
Wenquan Reservoir, which is filled by a tributary of the Golmud River, reported a dangerously high water level only about 3.02 meters from the dam's peak at 10am yesterday, the report said.
But the water had stopped rising at a rapid rate and no other dangers were found except for some small leaks in the embankment, the statement said.
Torrential rains have battered many parts of south China over the past weeks. Figures from the Ministry of Civil Affairs show that around 260 people have been killed and 211 left missing in 11 provinces since rainstorms hit south China on June 13.
A new round of storms is expected to pound Guizhou, where a rain-triggered landslide more than one week ago left 99 villagers dead or missing, local weather forecast authorities announced yesterday.
Most parts of Guizhou will experience heavy rainfall during the next six days, including sporadic storms or thunderstorms.
About 41,000 people in 22 counties in seven prefectures had been affected by the floods as of 6pm on Wednesday, the provincial civil affairs bureau said in a statement.
The floods, caused by torrential rains in the normally dry highland region, have toppled 687 houses and damaged 5,679 others. They also caused a direct economic loss of 103 million yuan (US$15.2 million).
Authorities allocated 500 tents, 5,000 quilts and 5,000 mattresses to Golmud City.
The Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters yesterday launched a level IV emergency response after floods hit parts of Qinghai.
A serious flood hit the Golmud River basin in Qinghai due to recent rainstorms and melting snow, a statement on the office's website said.
Wenquan Reservoir, which is filled by a tributary of the Golmud River, reported a dangerously high water level only about 3.02 meters from the dam's peak at 10am yesterday, the report said.
But the water had stopped rising at a rapid rate and no other dangers were found except for some small leaks in the embankment, the statement said.
Torrential rains have battered many parts of south China over the past weeks. Figures from the Ministry of Civil Affairs show that around 260 people have been killed and 211 left missing in 11 provinces since rainstorms hit south China on June 13.
A new round of storms is expected to pound Guizhou, where a rain-triggered landslide more than one week ago left 99 villagers dead or missing, local weather forecast authorities announced yesterday.
Most parts of Guizhou will experience heavy rainfall during the next six days, including sporadic storms or thunderstorms.
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