16 dead, 2 missing, after storms batter S. China
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At least 16 people were killed and two are missing in southern Chinese cities after rain and hailstorms triggered floods and landslides.
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People brave the heavy rain in Shantou City, south China's Guangdong Province, March 31, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua] |
The severe weather, which began last Friday, has affected some 834,000 people in seven provinces and municipalities, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said yesterday.
Seven people died and two are unaccounted for in worst-affected Guangdong Province, said the authorities.
Flights at major airports ground to a halt there and school classes in some cities were suspended yesterday.
Rescuers in neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been searching since Sunday for a mine worker buried in a landslide, Xinhua news agency reported.
The deluge was so severe in Hong Kong on Sunday that hailstones smashed the windows of a shopping mall in the Kowloon Tong district.
Other affected areas include southeastern province Fujian, eastern province Jiangxi, central province Hunan, southwestern province Guizhou plus Chongqing City, the ministry said.
Local authorities said embankments in Shenzhen in Guangdong have been destroyed by the rush of water.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms have also grounded flights and stranded passengers at Guangdong airports since Sunday.
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