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Floods tear into Chinese provinces
Malaysia Sun
Sunday 20th June, 2010
Rivers in China's south have been rising through levels that will be hard to contain, according to the government.
More than a million people living along rivers have already been evacuated, with torrential rains raising levels and already leaving at least 90 people dead.
The government has said more than 1.4 million residents living on river banks and in low-lying areas will have to move to avoid being caught up in forthcoming floods.
Torrential rain has battered large areas of China's south since last week, triggering floods and landslides, especially in the provinces of Fujian and Guangdong.
Fujian bridges have collapsed under the weight of water and, in neighbouring Guangdong province, houses have been almost entirely submerged.
The Chinese Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief, has warned the Pearl River, which crosses the south, had already breached warning marks on Thursday.
The National Meteorological Centre warned on Saturday of more rainstorms to come, with flood-control work expected to face serious challenges.
Malaysia Sun
Sunday 20th June, 2010
Rivers in China's south have been rising through levels that will be hard to contain, according to the government.
More than a million people living along rivers have already been evacuated, with torrential rains raising levels and already leaving at least 90 people dead.
The government has said more than 1.4 million residents living on river banks and in low-lying areas will have to move to avoid being caught up in forthcoming floods.
Torrential rain has battered large areas of China's south since last week, triggering floods and landslides, especially in the provinces of Fujian and Guangdong.
Fujian bridges have collapsed under the weight of water and, in neighbouring Guangdong province, houses have been almost entirely submerged.
The Chinese Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief, has warned the Pearl River, which crosses the south, had already breached warning marks on Thursday.
The National Meteorological Centre warned on Saturday of more rainstorms to come, with flood-control work expected to face serious challenges.
