On August 21, heavy rains hit Jiangyang, but the damage and casualty tally was not known until today.
Four people died and dozens more are missing in southwest China after the torrential rains of last week, state-run Chinese media reported today.
State broadcaster CCTV reported that the storms flooded a steel processing center where more than 200 people worked.
“So far four people have lost their lives in the floods and 48 others are missing,” according to the same source who clarified that rescue operations are continuing.
On August 21, heavy rains hit Jiangyang, a mountainous region in Sichuan province, but the damage and casualty tally was not known until today.
In addition, five people were arrested on the charge of “failing to inform or giving false information about a security-related incident”.
Chinese President Xi Jinping asked the authorities to “do everything possible to search for the missing (…) and provide relief to their families”. The incident “must be thoroughly investigated and those responsible must be dealt with according to the law,” Xi stressed.
In recent months, China has been hit by many extreme weather events, which, according to scientists, will become more and more frequent due to climate change.
In July at least 78 people died in a severe storm and severe flooding in northern China after Typhoon Doxuri passed through.
Source :Skai
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