Tag: natural calamity

Rain-triggered floods leave 27 dead, 8 missing in central China province

CHINA (Reuters) – Floods triggered by a continuous bout of heavy rain have killed 27 people with 8 missing in central China’s Hunan Province, local authorities announced Tuesday. The floods have also affected over 11 million people and caused a direct economic loss of nearly 29.5 billion yuan, according to the latest data released by Hunan Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters at a press briefing. The heavy rain, which started on June 22, […]

Rescue work continues as heavy rain triggers flood in parts of China

CHINA (Reuters) – Rescue work has been underway as heavy rain has triggered floods in parts of east, central and southern China and it continues to batter these areas. On Saturday, Xiushui County of east China’s Jiangxi Province was pummeled by rain and floods. Many roads were blocked and houses destroyed. Traffic police were working in waist-deep water to help recover partially submerged cars and rescue trapped residents. A landslide destroyed a road in Xiushui, […]