Heavy rain which caused mudslides
and flooding in southern and central
China has left at least 35 people dead
and another 13 missing ,the official
Xinhua news agency reported Sunday.
Torrential rain the worst for 40 years
in some parts of the country ,has hit at
least six province ,according to state
media and government
But relief could be on the way for some
of the areas as China 's National Mete-o
rological Center said the downpour would
start to weaken on Sunday
The Southwest province of Guizhou is
among the worst affected with 11 people
dead and eight missing as of Friday ,the
gpvernment's ministry of civil affairs said
in a separate statement ,Fujian province
lost five people to mudslide and four to
drowning due to the downpours with another
two missing the ministry said.
And inJiangxi province five died from
buildings collapsing ,two in mudslides
and one by a lightning strike it said.
In July last year a single mudslide triggered
by days of heavy rain killed at least 14 people
in two villages in the southwestern province
of Yunnan.
AFP
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