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Flooding kills 12 in central China province
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-08-18 13:12
Twelve people were killed and another 18 went missing in a major flooding and
landslide caused by powerful rainstorms in central China's Hubei Province.
Sources with the civil affairs bureau of the province said that 17 counties
in Shiyan, Xiangfan and Suizhou cities of the province were hit by heavy
rainstorms from Sunday to Monday, which led to a serious flooding and landslide.
The flooding and landslide also leveled civilian houses and caused failures
in transportation, telecommunications and power supply in some areas, said the
sources, adding that Party and government authorities of the province have
called for all-out rescue and relief efforts.
In addition to launching a quick response mechanism and introducing a 24-hour
on-duty system, the provincial civil affairs bureau dispatched officials to
major areas hit by the disaster to give guidance in the relief operation, and
also allotted 3.9 million yuan (about 480,888 US dollars) to finance the rescue
efforts in those afflicted areas.
Governments in the affected counties and cities also earmarked over 5 million
yuan (about 616,523 US dollars) for the local relief efforts.
Relief operation was carried out in a swift and orderly manner and residents
from the areas hit by the disaster have been properly accommodated, according to
local sources.
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