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Four dead, eight missing in China landslide after heavy rain
BEIJING: A landslide triggered by unusually heavy rain killed four people and left eight others missing in northern China's Hebei province, state media said on Monday, as downpours force thousands to landslide in a village near Chengde City was 'due to heavy rainfall,' state broadcaster CCTV national emergency management department said it dispatched a team to inspect the 'severe' flooding in Hebei, which encircles the capital of northern China have been inundated in recent days, with record rain in Hebei killing two people on Saturday, state media Fuping County, more than 4,600 people were evacuated over the weekend, it in neighboring Shanxi province, one person was rescued and 13 were missing after a bus accident, CCTV from the broadcaster showed roads in Shanxi and a crop field submerged in rushing water on Beijing, more than 3,000 people in suburban Miyun district were evacuated due to torrential area's reservoir 'recorded its largest inflow flood' since it was built more than six decades ago, state media Monday in Mujiayu, a town just south of the reservoir, AFP journalists saw power lines swept away by muddy currents while military vehicles and ambulances plowed through flooded roads.A river had burst its banks, sweeping away trees, while fields of crops were inundated with flood in the capital issued the country's second-highest warning for rainstorms and the highest for floods, state news agency Xinhua downpours are expected to last until Tuesday disasters are common across China, particularly in the summer when some regions experience heavy rain while others bake in searing is the world's biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that scientists say drive climate change and contribute to making extreme weather more frequent and it is also a global renewable energy powerhouse that aims to make its massive economy carbon-neutral by floods in eastern China's Shandong province killed two people and left 10 missing this month.A landslide on a highway in Sichuan province this month also killed five people after it swept several cars down a mountainside.
Al Arabiya
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Four dead, eight missing in north China after heavy rain
A landslide unleashed by unusually heavy rain killed four people and left eight others missing in northern China's Hebei province, state media reported on Monday, as downpours force thousands to evacuate. The landslide in Chengde City was 'due to heavy rainfall', state broadcaster CCTV reported. The national emergency management department said it dispatched a team to inspect the 'severe' flooding in Hebei, which encircles the capital Beijing. Swathes of northern China have been inundated in recent days, with record rain in Hebei killing two people on Saturday, state media said. In Fuping County, over 4,600 people were evacuated over the weekend, it said. And in neighboring Shanxi province, one person was rescued and 13 are missing after a bus accident, CCTV reported. Footage from the broadcaster showed roads in Shanxi and a crop field submerged in rushing water on Sunday. And in the capital, over 3,000 people in the suburban Miyun district were evacuated due to torrential rains. The area's reservoir 'recorded its largest inflow flood' since it was built over six decades ago, state media reported. Footage shared by CCTV showed cars swept away by the deluge. Natural disasters are common in vast China, particularly in the summer when some regions experience heavy rain while others bake in searing heatwaves. China is the world's biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that scientists say drive climate change and contribute to making extreme weather more frequent and intense. But it is also a global renewable energy powerhouse that aims to make its massive economy carbon-neutral by 2060. Flash floods in eastern China's Shandong province killed two people and left 10 missing this month. A landslide on a highway in Sichuan province this month also killed five people after it swept several cars down a mountainside.
Arab News
a day ago
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Pakistan warns of more monsoon rains next week as death toll reaches 271
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's state media on Sunday forecast more rain and likely flooding in several parts of the country from next week, as the death toll from monsoon downpours since late June reached 271. Intense monsoon rains have battered Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad since June 26, causing urban floods and glacial lake outburst floods in several parts of the country. Pakistan has received above-normal rainfall this monsoon season, raising concerns of a repeat of the devastating 2022 floods that submerged a third of the country and killed 1,737 people. 'More monsoon rains with wind-thundershower have been predicted across the country from tomorrow (Monday),' state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported. According to the Met Office, a westerly wave is also expected to approach on Tuesday. The state broadcaster warned heavy rains may generate flash floods in local nullahs and streams across the country, adding that torrential rains may cause urban flooding in low-lying areas of major cities. 'Landslides and mudslides may cause road closures in the vulnerable hilly areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Murree, Galliyat, and Kashmir during the forecast period,' it added. Keeping in mind the rain forecast, the Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued a flood warning for the Chenab and Jhelum rivers and their adjoining tributaries. The disaster management authority cautioned the public and authorities of possible low to medium-level flooding from Monday to July 31. It warned of an 'unusual rise' in water levels in both rivers, urging authorities to take preemptive measures. Monsoon rains have wreaked havoc across Pakistan, killing 271 and injuring 655 since June 26. As per the NDMA's latest situation report, Punjab has reported the highest number of deaths with 145 killed, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) with 63 casualties, Sindh with 25 deaths, Balochistan with 20, the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region with eight deaths, Islamabad with eight and Azad Kashmir region reporting two deaths. In total, 1,191 houses have been damaged, and 367 livestock have perished due to rain-related incidents since June 26.
