35 Dead in Central China Floods
- 13 years ago
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Days of torrential rain and flooding in central China has left 35 people dead and 30 missing. Tens of thousands have been evacuated in the worst hit areas, with thousands more stranded by floodwaters.
Thirty-five people have died after heavy rain and flooding in central China's Hubei and Hunan provinces, according to state media reports.
Heavy rain in Hubei's Xianning City triggered floods and landslides that toppled homes and destroyed river embankments. Local authorities report that 20 people have been killed and five others missing.
Over 60,000 residents have been evacuated from Xianning and nearly 100,000 people were stranded by floods in three of Xianning's counties.
In Tongcheng County, floodwaters more than 6.5 feet deep paralyzed traffic and cut power supplies and telecommunications, state television CCTV reported.
In Yueyang City in neighboring Hunan Province, 15 people were killed and 25 are missing, state media said.
And to make things worse... Guangdong and Fujian provinces are forecast to be hit by a tropical storm over the weekend, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.
Last week, much of China was plagued by a drought that damaged crops and cut power generation from dams.
The drought ended last weekend as rains brought deadly floods, which killed close to 100 people in 12 provinces.
Days of torrential rain and flooding in central China has left 35 people dead and 30 missing. Tens of thousands have been evacuated in the worst hit areas, with thousands more stranded by floodwaters.
Thirty-five people have died after heavy rain and flooding in central China's Hubei and Hunan provinces, according to state media reports.
Heavy rain in Hubei's Xianning City triggered floods and landslides that toppled homes and destroyed river embankments. Local authorities report that 20 people have been killed and five others missing.
Over 60,000 residents have been evacuated from Xianning and nearly 100,000 people were stranded by floods in three of Xianning's counties.
In Tongcheng County, floodwaters more than 6.5 feet deep paralyzed traffic and cut power supplies and telecommunications, state television CCTV reported.
In Yueyang City in neighboring Hunan Province, 15 people were killed and 25 are missing, state media said.
And to make things worse... Guangdong and Fujian provinces are forecast to be hit by a tropical storm over the weekend, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.
Last week, much of China was plagued by a drought that damaged crops and cut power generation from dams.
The drought ended last weekend as rains brought deadly floods, which killed close to 100 people in 12 provinces.