China: Flood: 2015/05/13-17
GLIDE: FL-2015-000057-CHN
| Period | 2015/05/13-17 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | China |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | At least 15 people have been killed in storms that have swept south China over the past five days. Another five are missing |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| Xinhua 2015/05/18 | ||
| Dead : 15 people Missing : 5 people |
Damaged crops : 25,460 hectares | Loss: 321 million yuan |
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Report/Articles
XinHua 2015/05/24
Four people were killed and more than 800,000 affected by heavy rainstorms that battered south Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on 20 May, the local civil affairs authority announced 24 May.
As of 4:30 p.m. 24 May, about 40,000 people from nine cities had been evacuated and 60,000 hectares of crops were affected by the rainstorms. More than 2,000 houses collapsed and over 10,000 were damaged.
XinHua 2015/05/18
Almost three million people from 11 provinces have been affected by heavy rain that has battered China\'s south since Wednesday, 13 May. Authorities have relocated some 38,000 people, and 35,000 are still in urgent need of relief.