22 killed as heavy rain hits Panzhihua, China
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Heavy rains and flooding hit Miyi County in Panzhihua, in the southwestern part of Sichuan Province, in China on Sunday killing 22 people. Thirty-eight others were injured and at least 7 others are still missing.
The strong storm dropped 177 mm of rain between 21:50 on July 26 and 8:00 a.m. on the next day. Over 100,000 people were affected. About 17,500 residents had to be evacuated from Jiangxi province where rain fell for four days.
At present, emergency rescue and disaster relief work is being carried out. Rescue workers are providing blankets while financial aid is being devoted to the area. In total preliminary estimates set damages at ¥225 million yuan (US$33 million) as houses, roads, bridges, and farmland were destroyed.
Last spring the province was hit by a 7.9 earthquake which left 68,636 dead and nearly 375,000 injured.
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Sources [edit]
- "四川攀枝花暴雨洪灾致22人遇难7人失踪" — 新华网, July 27, 2009 (Chinese)
- "Heavy rain hits SW Sichuan; 22 dead, 7 missing" — China Daily, July 28, 2009
- "22 Die as Torrential Rain Hits Sichuan" — Chinagate, July 28, 2009
- Xinhua. "Flash floods kill 22 in SW China, 7 missing" — China Economic Net, July 28, 2009
