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Death toll in central China flooding rises to 87
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-06-07 00:34 The death toll from flooding
in central-south China's Hunan Province rose to 87 by 8:30 p.m. Monday, as three
more deaths were reported after another heavy rainstorm, local government
announced.
In Anhua County, where the three deaths were reported, 37 people are missing,
said Xie Kangsheng, deputy secretary of the Hunan provincial committee of the
Communist Party of China at a meeting on disaster relief on Monday.
Downpours hit the province from 8:00 p.m. Sunday to 8:00 a.m. Monday,
especially the regions of Yiyang, Yongzhou, Xiangxi, Loudi and Changde.
In the county of Xinshao, the worse-hit area in the flooding, 52 people were
confirmed dead and 25 others were reported missing, according to the provincial
flood control and drought relief headquarters.
Xie urged the local governments to pay special attention to flood control in
the areas around water reservoirs and ensure the safety of people and their
property.
In addition, the governments should be fully prepared for possible new
flooding or mountain torrents, which might happen at any time as more rainstorms
are expected in this flood season, said Xie.
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