![]() ![]() Landslides at Chenzhou also affected transportation along the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway as a section collapsed and another section was submerged by water. ![]() However, major rivers in Hunan, including the Xiangjiang, Zijiang, Yuanshui and Lishui rivers have not witnessed big floods, according to sources with the local government. The local governments have distributed medicine and sanitary articles to people to prevent epidemic diseases.ĭrinking water, food and other life necessities were also given to people in flood-stricken areas, according to Feng. Rescue work is still continuing, according to a local report. Policemen have transferred 2,600 residents in rural areas of Anren County, where 3,200 were stranded, to safe places. The Hunan provincial and local governments have formed emergency teams and have sent officials to the affected areas to organize rescue and relief efforts.įeng said most of the people surrounded by flood water have been transferred to shelters on higher ground. This is the fiercest flood the regions have experienced since 1998, according to Feng Jin, an official with the provincial government.Īmong the 29 large and middle-sized reservoirs in Chenzhou, 14 are overflowing due to rainstorms.įeng assured that major cities in Hunan will be safe in the coming days through efforts by local governments and the People's Liberation Army, although it is predicted parts of Hunan will be struck by more rainfall in the coming two days.Ībout 45 percent of urban areas in Chenzhou were affected. The landslides and flooding were caused by excessive, heavy rainfall, unseen for years in this region, which affected the cities of Chenzhou, Hengyang, Yongzhou and Zhuzhou with populations totaling 3.5 million and farmland totaling 2.3 million hectares, according to sources with the local government. Massive landslides and flooding have hit parts of central China's Hunan Province since Tuesday, causing 70 deaths and an economic loss of 2 billion yuan (US$240 million) so far. ![]()
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