Dozens killed due to south China reach by floods and rainstorms
11 June, 2020
Floods and mudslides found in south China have got uprooted thousands of people and still left dozens dead or missing, state media reported Thursday (Jun 11).
The inclement weather has wreaked havoc on popular tourist areas that had recently been battered by months of travel restrictions through the coronavirus outbreak.
Torrential downpours unleashed floods and mudslides that caused practically 230,000 people to be relocated and destroyed more than 1,300 houses, established state news firm Xinhua reported, citing the Ministry of Emergency Management.
In southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, six persons were reported dead and one missing, Xinhua said.
Streets were waterlogged found in the popular tourist vacation spot of Yangshuo, forcing residents and people to evacuate on bamboo rafts.
The local government said a lot more than 1,000 hotels have been flooded and more than 30 tourist sites damaged.
One owner of a good family-run hotel told Xinhua that the guest rooms were submerged in a single metre of rainwater.
The extreme weather has dealt a hefty blow to the region's tourism sector, which continues to be reeling from the COVID-19 epidemic.
The emergency operations ministry said there have been direct economic losses of over 4 billion yuan (a lot more than US$550 million) from the flooding, Xinhua reported.
In Hunan Province, at least 13 people were killed in rain-triggered disasters, and another eight persons are missing or killed in southwestern Guizhou province, in line with the localized emergency response departments, Xinhua said.
The heavy downpours commenced at the beginning of June and have resulted in "dangerously high water levels" in 110 rivers, Xinhua reported.
Further rainstorms are anticipated in the next couple of days across the south.
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