Every summer in China there is extensive problems in the south from too much water and extensive problems in the north caused by lack of water.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/05/content_11657687.htm
China allocates 126 mln yuan for south China flood relief
www.chinaview.cn 2009-07-05 21:35:34 Print
BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has allocated more than 126 million yuan (about 18.4 U.S. dollars) for disaster relief in six worst rainstorm-hit provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities in south China, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said here Sunday.
The six provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities include Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou and Chongqing.
A total of 5,200 tents were also sent to Guangxi, Jiangxi and Hunan to provide shelter for the people displaced there, the ministry said.
While Beijing and neighboring provinces are fighting heat waves, the southern half of the country has been drenched in rain or flood since late June.
The latest round of rainstorms and flood, also this year's worst according to the ministry, had battered 12 provinces, killing 75 people and leaving another 13 missing and 938,000 homeless as of 4 p.m. Sunday.
Close to 40 million people were affected by the rainstorms and the flood, it said, adding that a total of 101,000 houses were toppled in the flood, causing over 13 billion yuan (about 1.9 billion U.S. dollars) in direct economic losses, it said.
Editor: Wang Guanqun
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Flooding in Central China, July 4, 2009
It's been a while since I've worked on this blog, my second blog, but I am thinking of taking it up again.
To see a map of the effected area click here.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/03/content_11645891.htm
Rain-triggered landslide leaves six dead, one missing in central China
CHANGSHA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Six people are dead and another is missing after rains triggered a landslide in central China's Hunan Province Thursday, the local government said.
The landslide happened in Shuangfeng County, which saw an average rainfall of 100 mm Thursday, the county government said in a statement Friday.
It toppled at least two homes in Shiniu Village, killing a family of four and leaving another villager missing. Two more deaths were reported in the neighboring towns of Santangpu and Heye.
The local government on Thursday closed two of the county's five bridges to all vehicles and pedestrians, and sent security guards to keep watch at the other three, as safety precautions.
As of Friday, the rainstorm has destroyed 3,800 homes, 800 embankments and almost 40,000 hectares of cropland in the county, the local flood control office said.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs sent a disaster relief team to Hunan Thursday night.
Rainstorms that started on Sunday have battered 22 areas across the country, killing 95 people and leaving 21 missing, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said Wednesday.
It said the rainstorms caused 10.78 billion yuan (1.48 billion U.S. dollars) in direct economic losses.
To see a map of the effected area click here.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/03/content_11645891.htm
Rain-triggered landslide leaves six dead, one missing in central China
CHANGSHA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Six people are dead and another is missing after rains triggered a landslide in central China's Hunan Province Thursday, the local government said.
The landslide happened in Shuangfeng County, which saw an average rainfall of 100 mm Thursday, the county government said in a statement Friday.
It toppled at least two homes in Shiniu Village, killing a family of four and leaving another villager missing. Two more deaths were reported in the neighboring towns of Santangpu and Heye.
The local government on Thursday closed two of the county's five bridges to all vehicles and pedestrians, and sent security guards to keep watch at the other three, as safety precautions.
As of Friday, the rainstorm has destroyed 3,800 homes, 800 embankments and almost 40,000 hectares of cropland in the county, the local flood control office said.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs sent a disaster relief team to Hunan Thursday night.
Rainstorms that started on Sunday have battered 22 areas across the country, killing 95 people and leaving 21 missing, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said Wednesday.
It said the rainstorms caused 10.78 billion yuan (1.48 billion U.S. dollars) in direct economic losses.
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