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13 missing after flooding in SW China
Updated: 2011-06-06 17:07
(Xinhua/chinadaily.com.cn)
Floodwater rushes through the Wangmo county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, June 6, 2011. Heavy rains hit Guizhou from 8 am Sunday to 8 am Monday, triggering floods and leaving 13 people missing in Wangmo county. [Photo/Xinhua] |
GUIYANG - Continuous downpours have triggered floods and left 13 people missing in Wangmo county in Southwest China's Guizhou province, the province's flood control and drought relief headquarters said on Monday.
Heavy rains hit Guizhou from 8 am Sunday to 8 am Monday, with several of the province's counties experiencing downpours, the headquarters said.
The provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters has initiated an emergency response to rescue the missing people and aid flood-hit regions.
Parts of Guizhou province were hit by heavy rains from June 3 to 5. The resulting floods knocked over houses, cut power and halted traffic, affecting approximately 71,200 of the province's residents.
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