As of Sunday, 11 people were confirmed dead and six others were
missing in floods, hailstorm, landslides and other disasters that
hit southwest China's Yunnan Province since June 20, according to
local flood control headquarters.
The disasters also left 22 people injured, including nine
seriously injured, according to flood control headquarters of
Zhaotong City.
Rainstorms pelted 11 counties and districts of Zhaotong City
since June 20, affecting 523,100 people. Rainstorms and ensuing
floods and other disasters damaged more than 26,000 hectares of
cropland and over 6,100 houses, and flattened 701 houses in these
areas.
The city government of Zhaotong has allocated an emergency aid
of 1.1 million yuan (about US$137,000) for disaster relief in
affected areas.
Currently, all the injured people have been hospitalized and
affected people were well-fed and sheltered.
Local governments have sent police officers and work staff of
government departments to help local people rebuild their homes and
resume production. Search for the missing people continues.
(Xinhua News Agency July 3, 2006)