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Torrential rain kills 53 in China: report
Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2008 The death toll from torrential rains in China climbed to 53, state media reported Wednesday, after people were killed by collapsed buildings, floods and landslides in five provinces. A further 28 people were missing, and 4,000 were stranded by floods, Xinhua news agency reported. The southwestern province of Guizhou was the hardest hit, Xinhua said, with 36 people killed by flash floods and 14 missing. Seventeen other people died in four other provinces in central, southern and eastern China. Torrential rain in Guizhou on Tuesday caused a flood that destroyed 58 houses, two bridges, a highway, and power poles, causing blackouts in eight townships, affecting 26,000 people, Xinhua said. Hundreds of buildings were buried by landslides or inundated by floods, officials with the provincial government told the news agency. Tents, quilts and clothes have been sent to the affected area in Guizhou. About 4,000 people on Wednesday were stranded by floods caused by the weather in eastern Jiangxi province, Xinhua reported. Around 100,000 people in the province were affected by the rainstorms, Xinhua said, quoting a local official. The China Meteorological Administration warned on Wednesday more rain could hit the eastern and southern parts of the country over the next three days. The prospect of bad weather in Sichuan -- struck by an earthquake over two weeks ago -- has threatened to hamper recovery efforts. The quake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale has killed more than 68,000 people and over 19,800 are still missing. Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
Floods kill 23 in China: report
Beijing (AFP) May 28, 2008The death toll from torrential rains in China has climbed to 23, as three more deaths were confirmed in central Hubei province, state media reported. |
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