41 dead, 107 missing in China floods

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41 dead, 107 missing in China floods

BEIJING: Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in northwest China have left at least 41 people dead and 107 missing, an official said Wednesday.

Heavy rain ravaged 22 counties in three cities in southern parts of Shaanxi province since last Friday, Xinhua reported.

By Tuesday afternoon, 1.66 million people in the three cities were affected and 27,160 houses were destroyed.

In Ankang alone, two major landslides occurred Sunday night, leaving 14 dead and 35 missing.

 

[AbuSalam]

OMG..is this the first time its happening ? or annually the floods ?

 

[chauism]

OMG..is this the first time its happening ? or annually the floods ?

Not annually, but very frequently.

 

[Tshering22]

Not annually, but very frequently.

This year has been a bit expensive for your government isn't it? First the earthquake, then the floods and then the oil spill. Let's hope it gets better.

 

[xuxu1457]

waterflood of Yangzi river passed the three gorges dam with 70000m^3/second yesterday,then the flew became 40000m^3/second,after slowed down by a series dams ,the waterflood has passed his range and goes into the sea~~~