Fourteen people have been killed, four are missing and more than
20,000 others are displaced after floods and landslides triggered
by rainstorms hit south China's Guangdong Province, local government said on
Saturday.
Villagers help a pregnant
woman evacuating from her home in low-lying areas along a
water-flooded street in Zi Jin County, Guangdong Province June
10. It is the worst flood to threaten 15 towns of the county in 50
years.
The rainstorm has brought down 3,100 houses and damaged 26,000
hectares of cropland, according to the provincial flood control
authorities.
Around 1.2 million people have been affected by the rainstorm,
which also left 29 people injured.
Heyuan, Shaoguan, Meizhou, Shanwei and Qingyuan were worst-hit
areas.
The rainstorm has caused an economic loss of 266 million yuan
(US$35 million) in Guangdong.
Rescue efforts for stranded residents in floods are
continuing.
The provincial flood control headquarters has dispatched work
teams to flood-hit areas and allotted 6.5 million yuan for relief
efforts.
A man climbs a ladder to
reach a drainage sluice station in Zi Jin County, Guangdong
Province June 10, 2007.
Children eat their lunch in
an interim shelter in Zi Jin County, Guangdong Province June 10,
2007.
(Xinhua News Agency June 10, 2007)
