Torrential rain and ensuing flood claimed seven lives with
another one still missing in the northern areas of south China's Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region, local flood-control and drought
relief headquarters said Tuesday.
Three people were killed Sunday by downpour-triggered floods in
Hechi City and four more were killed in Liuzhou City, a
manufacturing base. One person has been missing after a ferry boat
capsized in surging floods in Hezhou City.
Torrential rain and floods sweeping the northern parts of
Guangxi since late last week. About 1.52 million people were
affected and direct economic losses of about 369 million yuan
(US$44.5 million) were incurred by 12:00 Monday noon, said the
flood-control and drought relief headquarters.
According to local hydrological stations, heavy rain will
continue in the coming 3 to 5 days, mainly concentrating on areas
around Liuzhou, Guigang, Guilin and Wuzhou. Water level in Wuzhou
City is expected to surpass 24 meters, 7 meters higher than the
warning level.
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(Xinhua News Agency June 21, 2005)
