The flood following heavy torrential rains since Wednesday has
left nine people dead and six others missing in Dazhou, a city in
the northeastern part of Sichuan
Province, the local government said Friday.
All the highways leading to the city, about 450 kilometers away
from the provincial capital of Chengdu have been cut off and only
several paths available. The streets in the city have been
submerged, with the water level as high as the third floor of some
buildings.
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Water supply has been forced to stop and power cut is
experienced in many parts of the city, said an official.
Major government officials have rushed to the flood-hit areas
and the armed police are busy evacuating residents to safe places,
he added.
Over the past three days, Dazhou has witnessed 461 millimeters
of rainfall, the highest in a century.
(Xinhua News Agency July 9, 2005)
