Thousands hit by rain
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June 16, 2011, Thursday
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More than 87,000 people have been evacuated in China's eastern and central provinces of Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui and Hubei, which have been hit by a new round of rainstorms since Tuesday.
The heavy rain also caused more casualties in the rain-soaked Chinese regions, where previous downpours have left at least 170 dead or missing in the past two weeks.
Four people were killed and another seven were missing in rain-triggered landslides in Anhui and Hubei provinces on Tuesday and yesterday, according to local flood control authorities.
Flooding also damaged 18,000 hectares of crops, toppled 730 homes and inflicted a direct economic loss of 195 million yuan (US$30.1 million) in four cities in Hubei.
Heavy rain has swept 62 counties and districts in Hubei since Monday, with Xian'an District in the city of Xianning recording the largest amount of precipitation - 206 millimeters.
Local authorities in Xian'an have relocated nearly 10,000 residents from danger and suspended classes at all primary and middle schools.
Previous heavy rainfall had already caused widespread destruction in Xianning, leaving dozens dead and more than 100 injured.
In the city of Shiyan, a landslide left six hydropower workers missing and formed a barrier lake by blocking a river, prompting the evacuation of 2,000 downstream residents.
In Hunan, a river overflowed its embankments, inundating nearby farmland, local officials said.
Lightning killed two people and severely injured another in southwest China's Guizhou Province.
By yesterday afternoon, the rain had forced the evacuation of 70,100 people in Jiangxi and toppled 1,320 houses, said a spokesman with the provincial flood control headquarters. Rescuers in the worst-hit city of Dexing are racing to shift 5,200 people trapped by floods to safe places.
Forecaster predict the rain will continue, exceeding 50 millimeters of accumulated rainfall in the provincial capital of Nanchang, and the cities of Shangrao and Jingdezhen.
Residents near the center of the storm have been advised to cut outdoor power supplies and refrain from outdoor activities. Local governments have also been warned to take preventive measures in case the rain triggers landslides, floods and mud-rock flows.
In Zhejiang, heavy rain since Tuesday forced the evacuation of 2,059 people in 17 counties, where 79 houses were toppled and 2,370 hectares of farmland damaged, said the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters.
The rain also forced more than 3,300 people to leave their homes in Anhui Province.
In southwestern Chongqing Municipality, where the biggest daily rainfall reached 104.2 millimeters, more than 110,000 people had been affected by the downpours since Monday. The rains toppled 120 houses, inflicting a direct economic loss of 55.5 million yuan.
The heavy rain also caused more casualties in the rain-soaked Chinese regions, where previous downpours have left at least 170 dead or missing in the past two weeks.
Four people were killed and another seven were missing in rain-triggered landslides in Anhui and Hubei provinces on Tuesday and yesterday, according to local flood control authorities.
Flooding also damaged 18,000 hectares of crops, toppled 730 homes and inflicted a direct economic loss of 195 million yuan (US$30.1 million) in four cities in Hubei.
Heavy rain has swept 62 counties and districts in Hubei since Monday, with Xian'an District in the city of Xianning recording the largest amount of precipitation - 206 millimeters.
Local authorities in Xian'an have relocated nearly 10,000 residents from danger and suspended classes at all primary and middle schools.
Previous heavy rainfall had already caused widespread destruction in Xianning, leaving dozens dead and more than 100 injured.
In the city of Shiyan, a landslide left six hydropower workers missing and formed a barrier lake by blocking a river, prompting the evacuation of 2,000 downstream residents.
In Hunan, a river overflowed its embankments, inundating nearby farmland, local officials said.
Lightning killed two people and severely injured another in southwest China's Guizhou Province.
By yesterday afternoon, the rain had forced the evacuation of 70,100 people in Jiangxi and toppled 1,320 houses, said a spokesman with the provincial flood control headquarters. Rescuers in the worst-hit city of Dexing are racing to shift 5,200 people trapped by floods to safe places.
Forecaster predict the rain will continue, exceeding 50 millimeters of accumulated rainfall in the provincial capital of Nanchang, and the cities of Shangrao and Jingdezhen.
Residents near the center of the storm have been advised to cut outdoor power supplies and refrain from outdoor activities. Local governments have also been warned to take preventive measures in case the rain triggers landslides, floods and mud-rock flows.
In Zhejiang, heavy rain since Tuesday forced the evacuation of 2,059 people in 17 counties, where 79 houses were toppled and 2,370 hectares of farmland damaged, said the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters.
The rain also forced more than 3,300 people to leave their homes in Anhui Province.
In southwestern Chongqing Municipality, where the biggest daily rainfall reached 104.2 millimeters, more than 110,000 people had been affected by the downpours since Monday. The rains toppled 120 houses, inflicting a direct economic loss of 55.5 million yuan.
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