Remnants of vast cloud banks could still dump rain on already waterlogged cities, forecasters warn.
BEIJING – Continued heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi triggered a landslide that killed 15 people in southern China, and caused flash floods in the north-east and railway disruptions elsewhere, state media reported on July 28.
Officials initially believed that 18 people had been buried by the landslide near Hengyang city in Hunan province, but rescuers have since found 15 bodies and six injured survivors, the official Xinhua news agency said on the evening of July 28. More than 27,000 people in north-east China were evacuated and hundreds of factories suspended operations.
Jilin province, bordering North Korea, issued upgraded warnings for heavy rain and flash floods on the morning of July 28.
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