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Severe rainstorms batter quake-hit areas
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July 9, 2013, Tuesday
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Rainstorm-triggered floods have affected 16,900 people in the city of Ya'an in southwest China's Sichuan Province, which was shaken by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in April, local authorities said today.
Heavy rain started to batter Ya'an early yesterday morning, resulting in floods in three townships in the city's Yucheng District, according to the district government.
At least 16,900 people in 4,920 households in the district have been affected. Direct economic losses are estimated at 768 million yuan (US$125.18 million).
Local governments have relocated over 5,200 residents and tourists to get them out of the way of potential geological disasters.
Downpours also submerged quake-razed ruins in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, which has received 300 mm of precipitation.
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit Beichuan in May 2008, leaving 20,000 people dead or missing.
Two people who went missing during the rain have been found and more than 42,000 people in Beichuan have been affected by the downpours.
Three bridges have collapsed since yesterday evening due to rain-triggered floods in the cities of Jiangyou and Deyang.
Rain-triggered floods also caused a landslide in the village of Shilibei, as well as cut telecommunications and access to roads in many townships in Beichuan.
The Beichuan county government has relocated 2,019 residents as a precaution.
At the Shuangliu International Airport in the provincial capital of Chengdu, 4,000 passengers have been stranded, as more than 23 inbound and outbound flights have affected by the weather.
The Sichuan Provincial Meteorological Center has upgraded its orange rainstorm alert to red, with torrential rain and thunder expected in Chengdu, Ya'an and Deyang.
China has a four-tier color-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
In neighboring Gansu Province, three villagers remain missing after falling into raging floodwaters yesterday evening. Search and rescue efforts are under way.
Authorities in the city of Longnan issued a yellow alert for heavy rain early today, as the rain has been pounding the city since early yesterday.
Local authorities also warned of the risk of potential geological disasters.
Heavy rain started to batter Ya'an early yesterday morning, resulting in floods in three townships in the city's Yucheng District, according to the district government.
At least 16,900 people in 4,920 households in the district have been affected. Direct economic losses are estimated at 768 million yuan (US$125.18 million).
Local governments have relocated over 5,200 residents and tourists to get them out of the way of potential geological disasters.
Downpours also submerged quake-razed ruins in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, which has received 300 mm of precipitation.
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit Beichuan in May 2008, leaving 20,000 people dead or missing.
Two people who went missing during the rain have been found and more than 42,000 people in Beichuan have been affected by the downpours.
Three bridges have collapsed since yesterday evening due to rain-triggered floods in the cities of Jiangyou and Deyang.
Rain-triggered floods also caused a landslide in the village of Shilibei, as well as cut telecommunications and access to roads in many townships in Beichuan.
The Beichuan county government has relocated 2,019 residents as a precaution.
At the Shuangliu International Airport in the provincial capital of Chengdu, 4,000 passengers have been stranded, as more than 23 inbound and outbound flights have affected by the weather.
The Sichuan Provincial Meteorological Center has upgraded its orange rainstorm alert to red, with torrential rain and thunder expected in Chengdu, Ya'an and Deyang.
China has a four-tier color-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
In neighboring Gansu Province, three villagers remain missing after falling into raging floodwaters yesterday evening. Search and rescue efforts are under way.
Authorities in the city of Longnan issued a yellow alert for heavy rain early today, as the rain has been pounding the city since early yesterday.
Local authorities also warned of the risk of potential geological disasters.
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