Rain puts end to classes
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May 23, 2010, Sunday
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CLASSES for 65,000 schoolchildren were suspended and 120,000 people have been evacuated as strong rains pounded central China's Hunan Province, local authorities said yesterday.
Heavy rains since Friday have swept across 36 counties and cities in the province, destroying more than 2,000 buildings and damaging more than 10,000 homes.
No casualties had been reported, said a spokesman for the provincial Civil Affairs Department.
The worst-hit Taojiang County, Yiyang City, had to close primary and middle schools on Friday for fear of floods and other disasters, said Bai Chaohai, head of the office of Hunan Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
"Students are at home for the weekend. Classes will not resume next week until the heavy rains stop," he said.
Water levels at major reservoirs were below the maximum level, but experts warned that the rapid rise of water levels could cause landslides along river banks.
Forecasters expected the rain to stop today, but said that more rain would arrive from Wednesday.
Strong rainstorms that have hit south China since early May have triggered floods and mud-rock flows, swollen rivers, burst dikes, threatened reservoirs and damaged highways, bridges and power facilities.
A forecast from the National Meteorological Center on Friday said that heavy rain would continue to affect south China until tomorrow.
Heavy rains since Friday have swept across 36 counties and cities in the province, destroying more than 2,000 buildings and damaging more than 10,000 homes.
No casualties had been reported, said a spokesman for the provincial Civil Affairs Department.
The worst-hit Taojiang County, Yiyang City, had to close primary and middle schools on Friday for fear of floods and other disasters, said Bai Chaohai, head of the office of Hunan Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
"Students are at home for the weekend. Classes will not resume next week until the heavy rains stop," he said.
Water levels at major reservoirs were below the maximum level, but experts warned that the rapid rise of water levels could cause landslides along river banks.
Forecasters expected the rain to stop today, but said that more rain would arrive from Wednesday.
Strong rainstorms that have hit south China since early May have triggered floods and mud-rock flows, swollen rivers, burst dikes, threatened reservoirs and damaged highways, bridges and power facilities.
A forecast from the National Meteorological Center on Friday said that heavy rain would continue to affect south China until tomorrow.
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