Flood toll hits 13, with 6 still missing in east China province
( 2003-09-25 16:37) (China Daily)
Heavy mountain flooding has killed 13 people and left another six still
missing in Yongtai county of east China's Fujian province, provincial Governor
Lu Zhangong said Thursday.
More than 8,000 people were evacuated promptly from the flooded areas and 92
locals trapped by the mountain flooding were rescued, Governor Lu said, adding
that the search for those missing still continues.
Rainstorms pelted Songkou and Changqing towns, both in Yongtai county, late
last Saturday night, causing heavy mountain torrents and great losses in the
county.
Eighty houses were tumbled or collapsed, and another some 100 were
damaged to some extent. A total of 1,000 hectares of crops have been submerged,
according to the provincial officials.
Preliminary investigation shows that the economic loss caused by the flooding
amounted to approximately 80 million yuan (about 9. 64 million US
dollars).
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