Thomas Promise Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) Heavy rain across Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in South China since Thursday has left eight people dead and three missing, local authorities said Tuesday.Some 788,900 people in the region have been affected, with 11,200 evacuated. Of the deceased, two were struck by lightning, five drowned, and another died when a building collapsed, the local civil affairs department said. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/16/content_21022775.htm Edited June 16, 2015 by Thomas Promise (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Some photos from Liuzhou in the People's Daily Flood hits Liuzhou, SW China's Guangxi http://www.people.com.cn/mediafile/pic/20150615/91/17201558430918425307.jpg Link to comment
Mick Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 The floods are wide spread. Li's brother, who lives in Jiangsu, sent some photos from there, as well as from Anhui, where the family originated. All along the tributaries of the Chang Jiang there are major floods. Link to comment
Thomas Promise Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Xia confirmed that Liuzho was the area where the deluge and flooding hit. Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Heavy rain batters several regions of China http://www.people.com.cn/mediafile/pic/GQ/20150617/84/2178226642144137840.jpg Motorcars are washed to the Longtangou River by torrents triggered by heavy rainfall in Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 16, 2015. Heavy rain on June 16 and 17 battered Chongqing, central China's Hubei Province, east China's Anhui and Jiangsu provinces and Shanghai Municipality. (Xinhua/Wang Zhonghu) Link to comment
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