BEIJING: The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern China's Guangdong province this week rose sharply to 38 on Friday (Jun 21), state media reported. China has endured a spate of extreme weather so far this summer, with deluges in the south coming as a heatwave has swept across the north.
A drone view shows a flooded embankment and damaged roads along Shiku river following heavy rainfall in Jiaoling county of Meizhou, Guangdong province, China Jun 19, 2024. BEIJING: The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern China 's Guangdong province this week rose sharply to 38 on Friday , state media reported.
"Due to the severity of the disaster ... the search and rescue of trapped people is difficult and time-consuming," state broadcaster CCTV said. The disaster also damaged hundreds of power facilities and water pipelines as well as nearly 7,000 hectares of crops, according to CCTV. The central government has allocated 105 million yuan in emergency flood relief for flood-hit areas, state media said Friday.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Heavy rain, landslides in China’s Guangdong and Fujian kill nineMany parts of southern China have been impacted by rain over the past few days.
Read more »
Marcos sets ‘red line’ with Beijing over South China SeaManila and Beijing have had heated stand-offs over their competing claims in the South China Sea.
Read more »
Philippines tells Beijing words must match actions in South China SeaMANILA — The Philippines urged China on Wednesday (June 19) to avoid actions that endanger sailors and vessels in the South China Sea, saying peace could not be achieved if China's words did not match its behaviour in the disputed waters.
Read more »
Ukrainian official in Beijing urges China to attend peace summitUkraine's first deputy foreign minister visited China on Wednesday and urged it to send a delegation to a planned summit on Ukraine this month in Switzerland, in the apparent hope it was still possible to persuade China to attend.
Read more »
Australian wine exports to China rocket after Beijing drops tariffsCANBERRA: Australian wine makers shipped wine worth A$86 million (US$57 million) to China in the month after Beijing lifted tariffs and should be confident of bumper sales going forward, the trade minister said on Wednesday (Jun 12).
Read more »
China-backed railway could be game changer as Malaysia marks 50 years of ties with BeijingKuala Lumpur has pitched an East Coast Rail Link extension stretching to Kunming via Thailand and Laos.
Read more »