‘Exceptionally Large Floods’ Swept Through Guizhou’s Rongjiang County, Forcing Some 80,000 People to Flee Their.
At Least Six People Have Died and More Than 80,000 People Were Evacuated from their Homes AFTER FLOODS INNUNATED CHINA’S PROVINCE, STATE MEDIA, AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION MADE LANDFALL IN THE ISLAND PROVINCE.
State Broadcaster CCTV Reported on Thursday that “Exceptionally Large Floods” Had Swept Through Guizhou’s Rongjiang County Tuesday.
Deluges in Guizhou-Classified As a Southwestern province by the chinese government-have prompted autorities to activate the highest-level emergency flood Response, evacuating about 80,900 People.
“As of 11am on thighsday … Six People have unfortunately lost their lives,” The Report Said, Citting The Local Flood Control Headquarters.
“Many Low-Low-Live Areas in the County Were Flooded, and the Infrastructure of Some Towns Was Serious Damaged, Resulting in Traffic Obstruction, Communications Blackouts, and Some People Being Trappled,” The Broadcaster Said.
“The Water Level in the County Has Now Retreated the Warning Level,” It Added, Saying “Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction of Tapped People Are Way.”
State News Agency Xinhua Reported on Wednesday that a football field in Rongjiang was “Submerged under Three Metres (10ft) of Water”, and a Resident Said they were rescted from their home.
Images published by Xinhua Also Showed Rescue Operations Carriated Out by Emergency Services. Tents have been set up to serve as temporary shelters for those who were displaced.
In Other Parts of Guizhou, Where the Floods Have Subsided, People were Also Seen Clearing Up the Debr and Thick Layers of Mud that Covered the Lower Seconds of Some Business EstaBishments and Other Buildings.
Meanwhile, A Tropical Depression Made Landfall in Hainan Early on Thursday, Acciting to the Country’s National Meteorological Center.
The tropical depression is expecting to moving the City of the Wenchang Across the Island’s Northeast Type, Before Heading Back in the South China and Making A Second Landfall in China’s Southhern Guangdong Province and Gradually Weakening.
The Storm Will Again Test the Flood Defenquency of the Densely Guangdong Province, As Well As Guangxi and Hunan Further Inland.
China is endouring a summer of extreme weather.
This Week, Authorities willsed the Second-Highest Heat Warning for the Capital, Beijing, on One of Its Hottest Days of the Year so far.
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED LAST WEEK IN HUNAN PROVINCE – Neighbouring Guizhou – Due to Heavy Rain Brought About by Typhoon Wutip.
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