Nearly 100 killed in China rains (Third Lead)
July 23rd, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 23 (IANS) Torrential rains that have ravaged China’s 17 provinces since July 20, have killed at least 95 people. Another 45 are still missing, the government said Monday.
The ministry of civil affairs said natural disasters caused by the downpours have affected over six million people in more than 260 counties. About 567,000 people have been evacuated, Xinhua reported.
The ministry said 37 people died in Beijing, 17 died and 21 were missing in Hebei, eight died and two were missing in Sichuan, six died and four were missing in Yunnan, five died in Chongqing, four died and one was missing in Shanxi, three died in Inner Mongolia and three died and 14 were missing in Shaanxi.
Rainstorms destroyed 29,000 houses and partially damaged another 55,000.
The national disaster relief and civil affairs department has initiated an emergency response and sent teams to worst-affected Beijing and Hebei.
Authorities have allocated five million yuan (about $783,000) in relief funds, 700 tents and 3,000 quilts to the flood-hit regions.
- Downpour wreaks havoc across China - Jul 24, 2012
- 17 dead in China floods - Jul 23, 2011
- 175 killed in China floods - Jun 20, 2011
- 55,000 evacuated as fresh floods hit China - Jun 15, 2011
- China quake toll rises to 25 - Mar 11, 2011
- Over 1.5 mn people affected in China floods - Jul 15, 2011
- 11 killed in south China rains - Jul 15, 2012
- China quake: Toll rises to 67; over 700 injured - Sep 08, 2012
- China quake: Toll rises to 80 (Lead) - Sep 08, 2012
- 30 dead in China storm - May 11, 2012
- 50 dead in China rains (Second Lead) - Jul 23, 2012
- 40,000 relocated as China braces for floods - Jul 29, 2012
- China fears worst flood in 12 years - Jul 15, 2010
- 50 dead, 42 missing in China floods - Jun 30, 2012
- 12 dead in China landslides - Sep 19, 2011
Tags: affairs department, authorities, beijing, chongqing, civil affairs, emergency response, flood, hebei, inner mongolia, national disaster relief, natural disasters, quilts, rainstorms, shanxi, sichuan, tents, torrential rains, xinhua, yuan, yunnan