Flooding over the weekend in south China's Guangdong and Fujian provinces have resulted in two
fatalities and sixteen injuries, while 21 people are still
missing.
Torrential rain triggered the flood which destroyed seven small
power stations. Yongding county in Fujian, where the two deaths
occurred, has witnessed its biggest flood in 15 years.
Since May, continuous rains have caused serious flooding in many
provinces in eastern and southern China. A total of 137 people have
been killed and 39 are missing. Over 100,000 houses have been
destroyed and 1.14 million people have been forced to evacuate.
Direct economic losses are estimated at about 11.3 billion
yuan.
The rain had abated on Monday. Repair work is underway and the
local government is helping villagers to resume production.
(Xinhua News Agency June 20, 2006)