Heavy rains and landslides due to typhoon Gaemi in China, 15 killed, 6 injured

China Flood / Heavy rains and landslides due to typhoon Gaemi in China, 15 killed, 6 injured
China Flood - Heavy rains and landslides due to typhoon Gaemi in China, 15 killed, 6 injured
China Flood: Heavy rains and landslides have wreaked havoc in China due to storm Gaemi. Continuous heavy rains from tropical storm Gaemi caused landslides, killing 15 people and injuring six in southern China. According to Chinese media, heavy rains caused flash floods and disrupted railways in other places. Life has been badly affected due to this. The most powerful storm to hit the country this year hit the cities of coastal Fujian province on Friday. Which caused heavy rains with strong winds. It started from the populated interior areas from the southeastern coast.

According to Chinese media reports, 15 people were killed in a landslide near Hengyang city in Hunan province on Sunday morning, in which 18 people were trapped, although six injured people were rescued. Hunan provincial authorities have issued a warning about continuing heavy rains on Sunday.

Heavy rains disrupt life

City officials say two officials, including the deputy mayor of Linjiang city in Jilin province, went missing during flood rescue efforts. More than 27,000 people were evacuated and hundreds of factories in northeastern China have suspended operations.

The most powerful typhoon to hit the country this year lashed cities in coastal Fujian province with heavy rain and strong winds on Friday as it entered the populated interior from the southeast coast.

Schools and colleges closed, rail traffic suspended

Jilin province, bordering North Korea, issued a warning of heavy rain and flash floods on Sunday morning. Linjiang officials closed schools, factories and businesses on Sunday and warned that the flood havoc could worsen.

Rail services were suspended in southern China's Guangdong province and Hainan island, while some passenger rail lines resumed in the southern provinces of Fujian and Jiangxi as the storm moved north.

Typhoon Gaemi killed dozens of people in Taiwan and worsened seasonal rains in the Philippines, according to state news agency Xinhua. It has affected about 630,000 people in Fujian, about half of whom have been evacuated.

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