As of Sunday, 11 people were confirmed dead and six others were missing in floods, hailstorm, landslides and other disasters that hit southwest China's Yunnan Province since June 20, according to local flood control headquarters.
The disasters also left 22 people injured, including nine seriously injured, according to flood control headquarters of Zhaotong City.
Rainstorms pelted 11 counties and districts of Zhaotong City since June 20, affecting 523,100 people. Rainstorms and ensuing floods and other disasters damaged more than 26,000 hectares of cropland and over 6,100 houses, and flattened 701 houses in these areas.
The city government of Zhaotong has allocated an emergency aid of 1.1 million yuan (about US$137,000) for disaster relief in affected areas.
Currently, all the injured people have been hospitalized and affected people were well-fed and sheltered.
Local governments have sent police officers and work staff of government departments to help local people rebuild their homes and resume production. Search continues for the missing people.
(Xinhua News Agency July 3, 2006)
