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Heavy Rain Kills 9 In Central, South China

Heavy rainfall in China’s Hunan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has claimed a total of nine lives and one missing, local authorities said on … Continue reading Heavy Rain Kills 9 In Central, South China


Heavy Rain Kills 9 In Central, South China

Heavy Rain Kills 9 In Central, South China

Heavy rainfall in China’s Hunan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has claimed a total of nine lives and one missing, local authorities said on Monday.

The rainwater, which accumulated in Hunan’s Shaoyang City and Guangxi’s Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, has turned the two places into Asian Venice, a well-known Italian city, while locals had to paddle boats to commute between places.

Continuous rainfall in central China’s Hunan since last Friday had left three dead and one missing as of 16:00 Monday, according to the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters.

About 1,000 houses had collapsed, over 48,800 people were evacuated, and 27,290 hectares of crops were damaged.

Some 20 tourist areas have been temporarily closed in the province due to safety concerns.

In south China’s Guangxi, six people have died after torrential rain over the past week.

More than 2,100 hectares of crops and 368 houses were damaged, leading to a direct economic loss of 82.7 million yuan (approx. 12.4 million U.S. dollars).