Mudslide leave 15 missing in NW province
( 2003-09-02 16:20) (Xinhua)
Serious mudslides hit a remote mountain village in Xunyang County of Ankang
City in the northwestern province of Shaanxi around 4:00 a.m. on Monday, leaving
15 people missing and one injured.
Rescuers are busy searching for the missing victims.
The mud-rock flow also damaged 14 houses of Yongquan Village, according to
local sources.
Xunyang county has experienced heavy rains since Aug. 28, and 28 local
villages have experienced flooding. A total of 230,000 people were affected and
economic losses totaled some 50 million yuan (US$6.05 million).
Rainstorms hit vast regions in Shaanxi Province recently. Over 50 rivers in
the province reported floods and water levels of 19 rivers exceeded safety
levels.
Forty percent of the province's reservoirs are operating at their full
storage capacity.
Statistics show more than 4.9 million people in Shaanxi Province have been
affected by the floods and economic losses exceeded 3 billion yuan (US$363
million).
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