China Rains Death Toll Rises To 78 As New Storm Approaches
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 11, 2023 | 11:30 AM
Beijing, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Aug, 2023 ) :The death toll from record-breaking rains across northern China rose to at least 78 on Friday, as authorities warned of more flooding and another storm approached the country.
Deaths from flooding in Hebei province rose to 29, state media reported Friday, after Storm Doksuri, which hit mainland China as a typhoon two weeks ago, brought on the most severe rainfall since records began 140 years ago.
Rescuers have continued to search for people swept away by the floods, as another storm, Khanun, approaches over the weekend.
The deluge followed weeks of historic heat, with scientists saying such extreme weather events are being exacerbated by climate change.
Streets in parts of Hebei, which borders the capital, were still caked in mud when AFP visited on Wednesday.
Residents were scrambling to recover waterlogged belongings and clean up damaged homes.
During a visit to affected communities last week, Hebei province party chief Ni Yuefeng said that the area could "reduce the pressure on Beijing's flood control" and serve as a "moat" for the capital.
As of Thursday, 29 people had been killed by the rains across the province, six of whom had been previously listed as missing, state broadcaster CCTV said Friday.
Sixteen are still missing.
In Beijing, at least 33 people have died, including two rescue workers, authorities said this week.
And more than a dozen people were killed in northeastern Jilin province after torrential rain last week.
In neighbouring Liaoning province, two deaths were reported after the first few days of intense rain in late July.
On Friday, state news agency Xinhua said that another flood control team had been sent to the province, where "the local flooding situation remains severe".
Heavy rains are expected again over the weekend as tropical depression Khanun -- formerly a typhoon -- approaches China.
Emergency alert levels are being held in place across northern China, Xinhua said, with key riverways being closely monitored.
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