LANZHOU, Aug 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Rescue efforts are underway, after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County, north-west China’s Gansu Province, leaving 10 dead and 33 missing, as of 3:30 p.m. yesterday, local authorities said.
Torrential rain began pounding Yuzhong, which is under the jurisdiction of the provincial capital city of Lanzhou, and other areas of Lanzhou on Thursday evening, with the maximum precipitation reaching 220.2 mm by noon yesterday. Several townships in Yuzhong are seriously affected.
At about 2.00 p.m. yesterday, Xinhua reporters saw floodwater mixed with uprooted trees, blocking the roads near Xinglong Primary School in Chengguan Township, with mud deposits more than 30 cm deep in some sections. Along the roadside, many vehicles lay damaged, while furniture from the ground floors of some houses had been swept to their doorsteps.
More than 2,700 rescue personnel have been dispatched by provincial authorities, along with 980 vehicles and pieces of machinery, and 8,530 sets of emergency supplies.
Search and rescue efforts for the missing, infrastructure repairs, and the evacuation and resettlement of affected residents are underway.– NNN-XINHUA
