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Beijing (AFP) June 3, 2010 The death toll from flooding and landslides in southern China climbed to 38 on Thursday, state media reported, as torrential rains moved further west in the country. Rain storm-triggered landslides struck five counties in Guangxi region on Wednesday, leaving 38 dead and another 14 people missing, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Heavy rainstorms started pounding the region on Monday, triggering the deadly landslides and forcing the evacuation of nearly 80,000 people, it quoted the local government as saying. According to a previous notice on the Ministry of Civil Affairs website, more than 2.1 million people in Guangxi were affected by the disaster and more than 4,200 homes had been damaged. But China's national meteorological centre said Thursday that heavy rainfall over the region was gradually coming to an end and was moving further west. Summer rain storms annually deluge the region, often with devastating results leading to hundreds of fatalities.
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At least 30 dead, 18 missing in south China rain, landslidesBeijing (AFP) June 2, 2010 At least 30 people have died and 18 are missing in southern China after days of torrential rain triggered landslides and flooding, state media said Wednesday. The bodies of the 30 victims were recovered after landslides struck five counties in Guangxi region Wednesday, and rescuers were still searching for another 18 bodies, Xinhua news agency reported. The landslides were caused by heav ... read more |
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