Mudslides, floods kill 52 in southern, central China
At least 52 people have been died in mudslides and floods triggered by days of heavy rains in southern and central China.
Reports say the floods also inflicted major damage on buildings and crops, forcing more than 250,000 people from their homes.
The official Xinhua news agency of China reported Sunday that at least 13 people went missing due to the flooding.
State media and the government also said that at least six provinces including Guizhou, Fujian and Jiangxi have been hit by torrential rains, the worst in 40 years in some parts of the country.
The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs said Sunday that the southwestern province of Guizhou is among the worst affected areas.
Seasonal rains cause major flooding around China almost every year.
In July last year, at least 14 people died in a mudslide triggered by days of heavy rain in two villages in the southwestern province of Yunnan.
The country’s worst flooding in recent history happened in 1998, when at least 4,150 people lost their lives, most of them along Yangtze River.
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