Sunday 12 June 2011

13 provinces in China, torrential rains 94 dead

(Beijing 12 AP) Central Meteorological Observatory predicted that the Yangtze River region are still strong as of Wednesday, rainfall, experts warn drought will further expand the scope of Sharp. National Headquarters on Saturday announced the launch of three flood control emergency response.

Saturday, China has 13 provinces and the flood disaster, 465 thousand hectares of crops affected, the affected population of 848 million people, 94 people were killed and 78 missing, and direct economic loss of 7.445 billion yuan (about 35 billion ringgit).

Among them, Xianning City at least 23 people were killed and 11 missing, various types of economic losses more than 1.6 billion yuan (about 700 million ringgit). Hydrology Bureau of Statistics under the Xianning, local rainfall stations in Hong Kong 8 hours left rainfall reached 309 mm, 200 year event.

In addition, Yueyang City, at least 19 people were killed and 30 others were reported missing, there is an emergency reservoir. Heavy rain triggered flash floods washed away the junction of Hubei and Hunan, 106 National Road, the formation of lake, threatening the safety of nearby residents.

China's State Flood Control Headquarters has launched three emergency measures to send staff to Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and other places.

Beijing dozens of flight delays

Beijing is also erratic weather on Saturday, 3 pm moment of sudden weather changes, it began to rain and large hail soybeans, temperatures plunged by the 29 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius. Also affected the capital of the passenger terminal, dozens of flight delays.

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