Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday ordered a comprehensive search and rescue of people missing in the recent flood disaster in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, after at least four people were killed and dozens more were considered missing, Chinese state media reported.
Rescue teams begin work amid floods in China - Source: Reuters
4 killed and 48 missing in China floods
The Chinese president called for a thorough investigation and enhanced safety monitoring to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property, as a wave of heavy rains on Aug. 21 caused a natural disaster at a construction site on a highway along a river in Jinyang County in Sichuan’s Liangshan Yi Autonomous State.
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FLOOD IN HUNAN, CHINA
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Peng asked the State Council to send a task force to thoroughly investigate the disaster and crack down on those responsible in accordance with the law, adding that lessons should be learned from the disaster, conduct thorough checks to address problems and risks, and ensure that all parties involved are performing their duties seriously.
Severe storms cause new floods in China
Heavy rains fell on the mountainous province of Jinyang in Sichuan province on August 21, but the extent of the damage was not immediately reported, and more than a week after the rains, which caused catastrophic flooding, the Chinese Central Broadcasting Corporation (CCTV) said on Wednesday that heavy storms caused new floods, during the past hours, hit a steel processing site, where more than 200 people were employed.
Sudden rainstorms in Taizhou, Zhejiang province on August 27 caused flooding in Yuhuan, with roads and streets flooded.#China #Zhejiang #Flood pic.twitter.com/XjawTNxTE5
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The state television channel reported that the floods caused the death of at least 4 people, according to an initial toll, and the loss of more than 48 others, while rescue work is still ongoing, noting that 5 people were arrested on suspicion of not reporting or falsely reporting a safety-related incident.
