KIEV. June 27. UNN. A number of Chinese provinces, including Shandong, Guizhou and Sichuan were affected by the floods and geological disasters caused by heavy rains. It is reported by UNN citing Xinhua.
As reported in the Department of civil administration of Shandong province (Eastern China-ed), as of 14:00 26 Jun 91 thousand of residents of six towns of this province was dominated by floods, which also damaged a 6800 ha of farmland and more than 500 houses.
According to the Ministry of civil Affairs of Guizhou province (southwest China – ed), the first of may to 26 June under the onslaught of heavy rains was 67 counties of the province. From the water element suffered 815,5 thousand people and 31.9 thousand hectares of farmland were destroyed 456 buildings.
23 June heavy rains hit 15 cities in Sichuan province (southwest China-ed), which led to geological disasters. According to the provincial Department of land and natural resources, to date, 8824 people were evacuated. As a result of efforts and effective measures on disaster prevention of the wounded and dead there.
As reported UNN, heavy rains collapsed on a number of Chinese provinces, which suffered tens of thousands of people, also caused great economic losses.