Over70 Dead as Floods Destroy_资讯
at least 71 people have died and 58 are missing in torrential rains pounding central and southwestern china that has forced the evacuation of more than 200,000 people, the government said.
the latest figures also show more than 67,000 houses have been destroyed while 30,000 head of livestock have been killed.
the central province of hunan is the worst affected, with 49 people dead and 42 missing, said the ministry of civil affairs on its website.
casualties have also been reported in the southwestern provinces of sichuan and guizhou, it said. the ministry estimated the economic cost so far at 2.8 billion yuan (338 million dollars) with hundreds of thousands of hectares of farmland ruined by flooding and mountain torrents.
at least 30,000 buildings have collapsed in hunan, guizhou and sichuan, injuring many who were sleeping as the rainy season arrived with a vengeance.
the latest figures also show more than 67,000 houses have been destroyed while 30,000 head of livestock have been killed.
the central province of hunan is the worst affected, with 49 people dead and 42 missing, said the ministry of civil affairs on its website.
casualties have also been reported in the southwestern provinces of sichuan and guizhou, it said. the ministry estimated the economic cost so far at 2.8 billion yuan (338 million dollars) with hundreds of thousands of hectares of farmland ruined by flooding and mountain torrents.
at least 30,000 buildings have collapsed in hunan, guizhou and sichuan, injuring many who were sleeping as the rainy season arrived with a vengeance.