Fifteen killed, three missing as heavy rains lash China’s Shanxi province
The Hindu
Continuous rainfall has affected nearly 1.76 million residents in 76 county-level regions across the province, and 1,20,100 people have been relocated.
At least 15 people have been killed and three others went missing in continuous rainstorms that hit north China’s Shanxi Province, which also displaced over 1.20 lakh people, local government said on Tuesday.
From October 2 to 7, Shanxi experienced the strongest autumn flood on record. Continuous rainfall has affected nearly 1.76 million residents in 76 county-level regions across the province, and .
About 2,38,460 hectares of crops have been damaged and 37,700 houses collapsed or seriously damaged, causing direct economic losses to the tune of 5.03 billion yuan ($780 million), state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
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