Rainstorms leave 22 dead, 7 missing
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AT least 22 people have died and seven others are missing after downpours hit provinces in south China, local authorities said yesterday.
Rainstorms, the ferocity of which is usually seen only once every 100 years, lashed Guangzhou, Zhaoqing and Qingyuan cities in Guangdong Province and caused floods, the collapse of houses and mud flows, said provincial flood control and civil affairs authorities.
From 10pm on Friday to 5pm on Saturday, more than 140,000 people were affected, 21,000 were evacuated and 1,143 houses collapsed, said the provincial civil affairs department.
Since Wednesday, rainstorms in Guangdong have left 15 dead and five missing and affected 800,000 people, with precipitation of 628 millimeters recorded in Shanwei City.
A total of 16 national or provincial highways were closed due to the downpours.
Guangdong provincial authorities have activated an emergency response system and sent working teams and relief materials to affected areas.
Downpours also swept southwestern Guizhou Province, as well as Hunan and Jiangxi provinces in central and east China.
Three people died in Guizhou on Saturday night and yesterday, with rainfall of 146mm recorded in Shiqian County.
In Jiangxi, 565,900 residents in Pingxiang City were affected by floods as of 4 pm yesterday and 97,100 locals were evacuated. In Quannan County of Jiangxi, a rescuer died after his yacht capsized in a river while searching for a middle school student.
In Quannan County of Jiangxi, a rescuer died after his yacht capsized in a river due to engine failure while searching for a missing middle school student.
Heavy rain hit Hunan Province from Saturday morning, with 208mm in Liuyang City.
Three people in Shaodong County died in the rainstorm yesterday, including a mother and daughter who wanted to save wood from the flood. Some 320,000 people were affected by the floods and 24,000 were evacuated in the county.
About 1,700 hectares of crops and 3.2-km highways were destroyed by the flood in Shaodong.
About 400,000 people in six cities were affected and 16,000 displaced with the collapse of 520 houses, said the Hunan Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
One person was washed away by floodwater in Wenjia City. Rescuers are evacuating trapped residents.
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