BEIJING : Over 250 people have been killed or missing in heavy torrential rains and floods that have wreaked havoc in China with about 2.5 lakh people still trapped in the central Hubei Province.
While the floods have claimed 114 lives with 111 missing in Hubei province during the past few days, 18 others have died with nine others listed missing in Anyang city, Henan Province.
In the devastation caused by torrential rains, the death toll has gone up to 132 and of the number of those missing to 120.
Last week’s rain in Henan brought floods and disrupted traffic, power and telecommunications. Anyang was among the worst-hit where 192,700 people were evacuated and 54,600 hectares of crops were damaged. More than 35,000 houses collapsed.
The city government has allocated 360 million yuan (USD 54 million) for disaster relief. Relief supplies including bottled water, food, quilts and tents were airdropped to eight villages which have been cut off by road.
More than 300,000 people have been involved in the rescue efforts.
Over 6.8 lakh people have been affected and 10 townships swamped following continuous heavy rainfall from July 18 to 20, Tianmen city government in the Hubei Province said.
Over 500 soldiers, 1,000 people and 62 speedboats have been sent for rescue work while more than 10,000 people have been sent to ensure the safety of river banks in the Hubei Province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Local authorities have evacuated nearly 3.10 lakh people. (AGENCIES)
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