S. China's worst floods in years leave 135 dead
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July 16, 2010, Friday
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AT least 135 people have been confirmed dead and 41 missing, as some of the worst flooding in years continues in south China.
By 4pm yesterday, close to 35.5 million people in 10 southern provinces and Chongqing Municipality had been affected by continuous rainstorms and floods since July 1, the Civil Affairs Ministry said in a notice on its website.
About 113,000 homes were destroyed and more than 1.2 million people had been relocated, the ministry said.
Direct economic losses were estimated at about 26 billion yuan (US$3.8 billion), up from Wednesday's 22.2 billion yuan.
In Jiangxi Province alone, at least eight people have died since July 8, and direct economic losses have amounted to more than 2.9 billion yuan.
The Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters announced earlier yesterday that floods had killed 594 people in 26 provinces since the beginning of the year. Another 212 people were missing.
In Hubei Province, continuous downpours and rain-triggered floods since July 3 have left 32 people dead and two missing.
Heavy rainfall has raised water levels in many rivers in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China's longest, and a new round of rainstorms is expected to pelt the river course soon, bringing a possibility of serious floods.
The river's Three Gorges Dam raised the speed of water discharge yesterday afternoon to save space for the upcoming gushing flooding waters.
China's meteorological authority yesterday forecast rainstorms for parts of central and eastern China over the next three days.
Heavy rains and rainstorms will hit some regions in the provinces of Sichuan, Guangdong, Hainan and Shaanxi, as well as Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and areas along the Huaihe River, the China Meteorological Administration said.
Southeastern Gansu, northeastern Inner Mongolia and western Heilongjiang will also see heavy rains over the next three days, with some parts experiencing torrential rains.
The weather authority also said typhoon Conson is moving toward Hainan and Guangdong provinces at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour. It will make landfall sometime between this afternoon and early Saturday and bring strong winds.
By 4pm yesterday, close to 35.5 million people in 10 southern provinces and Chongqing Municipality had been affected by continuous rainstorms and floods since July 1, the Civil Affairs Ministry said in a notice on its website.
About 113,000 homes were destroyed and more than 1.2 million people had been relocated, the ministry said.
Direct economic losses were estimated at about 26 billion yuan (US$3.8 billion), up from Wednesday's 22.2 billion yuan.
In Jiangxi Province alone, at least eight people have died since July 8, and direct economic losses have amounted to more than 2.9 billion yuan.
The Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters announced earlier yesterday that floods had killed 594 people in 26 provinces since the beginning of the year. Another 212 people were missing.
In Hubei Province, continuous downpours and rain-triggered floods since July 3 have left 32 people dead and two missing.
Heavy rainfall has raised water levels in many rivers in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China's longest, and a new round of rainstorms is expected to pelt the river course soon, bringing a possibility of serious floods.
The river's Three Gorges Dam raised the speed of water discharge yesterday afternoon to save space for the upcoming gushing flooding waters.
China's meteorological authority yesterday forecast rainstorms for parts of central and eastern China over the next three days.
Heavy rains and rainstorms will hit some regions in the provinces of Sichuan, Guangdong, Hainan and Shaanxi, as well as Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and areas along the Huaihe River, the China Meteorological Administration said.
Southeastern Gansu, northeastern Inner Mongolia and western Heilongjiang will also see heavy rains over the next three days, with some parts experiencing torrential rains.
The weather authority also said typhoon Conson is moving toward Hainan and Guangdong provinces at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour. It will make landfall sometime between this afternoon and early Saturday and bring strong winds.
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