Advertisement
China battles heavy rain, major flooding as thousands evacuated in Typhoon Gaemi’s wake
- ‘Record’ water levels burst dykes in central China’s Hunan province, as authorities pledge more disaster relief
2-MIN READ2-MIN
2
Heavy rainfall in central China’s Hunan province triggered three river dyke breaches in less than 20 hours and forced the evacuations of thousands of people, as water reached “record levels”, state media reported.
The latest breach of the Juan River in Xiangtan happened early on Monday afternoon in the wake of Typhoon Gaemi, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing the province’s Emergency Response Command Centre.
On Sunday evening, floodwaters breached two other dykes on the waterway – a tributary of the Xiang River – forcing more than 4,000 people to leave their homes, state media said.
“Due to the surge of the river, the water level has almost submerged tree trunks on either side of the river … as well as the ground floors of many homes,” state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday.
Early this month, heavy rains caused a dyke to rupture on Dongting Lake in Hunan, leaving many of the surrounding villages underwater, according to authorities.
Select Voice
Select Speed
1x
AI-generated voice