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 by Staff Writers Beijing (AFP) July 24, 2019
Thirteen people have died and 35 are missing after heavy rains triggered a landslide in China's southwestern Guizhou province, state broadcaster CCTV said Wednesday. Rescuers have also freed 11 survivors since a mudslide buried 21 houses in a village in Shuicheng county on Tuesday night, the Ministry of Emergency Management said in a statement on the Twitter-like Weibo platform. Video of the landslide aired by CCTV showed the side of a collapsed hill covered in thick mud, and excavators digging through the debris. Rescue workers in helmets with torches were seen struggling through the sludge as ambulances waited nearby. About 560 rescuers were still combing through the scene searching for survivors, the statement said. Chinese president Xi Jinping has called for a "careful investigation" into flood and disaster management to reduce further damage, the ministry said. The government has earmarked 30 million yuan ($4.35 million) for disaster relief efforts in the province, China's official Xinhua news agency reported. Landslides are a frequent danger in rural and mountainous parts of China, particularly after heavy rain, and the country has suffered heavy flooding in 2019. A separate landslip at a construction site at a village in Hezhang County in Guizhou on Tuesday killed one person and six others are missing, the county government said. About 2.2 million people in Guizhou have been affected by floods and strong winds in the first half of the year, and natural disasters have cost the local economy 3.1 billion yuan ($450 million), Xinhua said. prw/fox
Fourteen killed in building collapse as monsoon batters South Asia New Delhi (AFP) July 15, 2019 Fourteen people were killed when a building collapsed in northern India following heavy monsoon rain which has left more than 100 dead across South Asia, officials said Monday. Floods and landslides caused by the annual deluge have wreaked deadly havoc from the Himalayan foothills to low-lying camps housing Rohingya refugees, with officials warning tolls could rise as they scramble to reach affected communities. In Bangladesh, at least 29 people have died in the last week, including 18 who were ... read more
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