BEIJING, June 11 — Floods and mudslides in south China have uprooted hundreds of thousands of people and left dozens dead or missing, state media reported today. The bad weather has wreaked havoc on popular tourist areas that had already been battered by months of travel restrictions during the...
Submerged streets and inundated buildings after heavy rain caused flooding in Yangshuo, southern Guangxi region, China June 7, 2020. — AFP pic
Torrential downpours unleashed floods and mudslides that caused nearly 230,000 people to be relocated and destroyed more than 1,300 houses, official state news agency Xinhua reported, citing the Ministry of Emergency Management. The local government said more than 1,000 hotels had been flooded and more than 30 tourist sites damaged.
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