China: Flood: 2019/06/08
| Period | 2019/06/08 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | China |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | As least seven people were killed and thousands evacuated as torrential downpours unleashed floods and toppled houses in several provinces in south, southwest and east China. A total of 514,000 residents have been affected in Jiangxi Province in east China. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| ECHO 2019/06/11 | ||
| Killed: 7 Missing: 5 Displaced: 53,380 Affected 694,000 |
Damaged houses: 215 Destroyed crops: 77,400 hectares |
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Xinhua 2019/06/15
A total of 12 people were killed and three were still missing as of 7:00 p.m. Thursday, 13 June 2019 as rain-triggered floods hit eastern China Jiangxi Province.
新華社 2019/06/14
A total of 13 people were killed and two were still missing as of 2:00 p.m. Thursday, 14 June 2019 as torrential downpours destroyed roads and toppled houses in Guangdong Province of south China.
ECHO 2019/06/14
Recent flooding triggered by heavy rain in southern provinces of China have resulted in 61 fatalities as of 14 June, according to media reports. Approximately 4,300 people were rescued from floodwaters while another 356,000 people were evacuated. 9,300 houses and 3.71 hectares of farmland have also been reportedly damaged.
ECHO 2019/06/11
As of 11 June 2019 at 8:00 UTC, media report seven fatalities (six in Jiangxi Province and one person in Guangxi Province) and five missing (one in Jiangxi Province and four in Guangxi province).
Xinhua 2019/06/09
In the eastern province of Jiangxi, six people were killed and one missing following strong winds, hail and rain-triggered floods, which also damaged 77,400 hectares of crops. In south China Guangxi, the rainstorm has left at least one dead, four missing and five injured.
Xinhua 2019/06/08
Fifty-eight houses collapsed into the surging waters, with 88 houses severely damaged and 12,000 residents in urgent need of aid.