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| Cars run on a waterlogged road in Jiangbei District of Chongqing municipality, southwestern China, July 9, 2010. The heaviest thunder storm since the flood season began hit main urban zone of Chongqing on Thursday morning. The municipal flood control authority started a warning system for seriously heavy rain. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At least 27 die after torrential rain, flood wreck havoc in south China
BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- At least 27 people are dead, six others missing and tens of thousands evacuated after more rain-triggered landslides have caused havoc in south China, delaying flights and severing roads and railway lines in south China.
Ten people had died, two were missing and 109,000 relocated in the hardest-hit southwestern Chongqing Municipality by 6 p.m. Friday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a statement. Full story
Millions affected by floods in regions along Yangtze River
BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Rain-triggered floods are affecting millions of people in regions along China's longest river, the Yangtze, China's flood control authority said Friday.
Provinces including eastern Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui and Chongqing Municipality were all affected by swelling rivers after heavy rain in these regions, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (SFDH) said Friday. Full story
Thousands evacuated after flash floods in SW China
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| Vehicles are immersed in the floodwater at a bus terminal in Youyang County of Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, July 9, 2010. The electricity supply was interrupted by a heavy rainfall in Youyang on Friday and vehicles were immersed in the ensuing flood. (Xinhua) |
CHONGQING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- About 15,000 people were evacuated from their homes Friday after torrential rains left two townships in southwest China in flood waters up to 1.2 meters deep.
No casualties were reported in the flash floods that affected Fenshui Township and Sanzheng Township in Wanzhou County, near the massive Three Gorge Dam project. Full story
Rain-triggered landslide disrupts railway in SW China
GUIYANG, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Rain-triggered landslide disrupted the Sichuan-Guizhou Railway at Tongzi County in southwest China's Guizhou Province at around 8 a.m. Friday, said local authorities Friday.
The landslide carrying 2,000 cubic meters of debris occurred at Dahe Town. Over 300 workers with seven excavators were battling to repair the railway, said Wang Zhong, head of Tongzi County government. Full story
Torrential rain hits China's Hunan, leaving six dead, 50,000 relocated
CHANGSHA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Torrential rain hits central China's Hunan Province since Thursday night, leaving six people dead, two missing, 56,000 relocated and 760,000 affected as of Friday morning, said local authorities Friday. Full story
Floods kill six in central China province: ministry
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| Citizens ride on a waterlogged road in Xiangfan, central China's Hubei Province, July 3, 2010. A heavy rain hit the city Saturday. (Xinhua/Gong Bo) |
BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains and floods in central China's Hubei Province had killed six people and left two missing, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) announced Friday.
About 3.15 million people in the province have been affected by the weather, with about 94,000 people evacuated, according to a statement posted on the ministry website. Full story
China to battle storms following heat wave
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Local authorities in central and southwest China were put on alert Thursday to fight heavy storms and floods -- termed to be the worst in a decade in some regions -- just as days-long heat wave that had scorched large areas across the country ended. Full story
Rain set to break heatwave in China: NMC
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains are set to break the heatwave lingering across much of China Thursday, according to a forecast from China's National Meteorological Center (NMC).
Rains will hit areas near the Yangtze River and the Yellow River as well as northeast China, affecting Chongqing, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, northern Fujian, northern Jiangxi, northern Hunan, Hubei, northern Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Jilin and southeast Tibet. Full story
Floods kill 25 in western China province in July
XINING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Floods have killed 25 people and left another three missing in northwest China's Qinghai Province in the first week of July, local authorities said Thursday.
About 41,000 people in 22 counties in seven prefectures had been affected by the floods as of 6 p.m. Wednesday, the provincial civil affairs bureau said in a statement. Full story
China launches emergency response amid floods in Qinghai
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- China's flood control authority, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, on Thursday launched a level IV emergency response, as floods hit parts of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Full story
Editor: Bi Mingxin |
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