Torrential rains in China leave at least 62 dead

The torrential rains that hit the north of China in recent days they left at least 62 dead, according to a balance released this Wednesday, which tripled the number of victims only in Beijing in a span of a week.

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He typhoon Doksuridowngraded to storm after hitting the neighboring Philippinesdestroyed part of China last week with unusually heavy rains that caused considerable damage.

Beijingwhich recorded the highest rainfall in the last 140 years, and the neighboring province of Hebei were especially affected.

On Wednesday, the death toll from the storms rose to at least 33, with 18 missing in just Beijingwhile devastating storms also hit the northeast of Chinanearly Russia and North Korea.

On August 1, the death toll in the capital alone rose to 11.

“I want to express my deep condolences”, declared the deputy mayor of Beijing, xia linmaoin a press conference, in which he also asked for a moment of silence for the victims

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Extreme weather conditions

In the province of Hebei, a neighbor of Beijing, 15 people died. At least 14 others died in northeast Chinaa key region for the production of cereals, due to the weather.

Further north, in heilongjiangstate media reported that the water level of dozens of rivers had exceeded “alert levels” in the last days.

“I still feel fear when I remember the floods“, said Zheng Xiaokanga village police officer jiangxi to the Xinhua news agency.

“Faced with the persistent downpour and the flooding of the river, the consequences would have been devastating if we had not managed to evacuate the inhabitants in time“, he claimed Zheng.

He Extreme weather and the unusual temperatures it faces China for a few months they also hit other parts of the country.

In the mountainous province of Sichuan (Southwest), at least 7 people drowned Wednesday during a flash flood longxi riverthe agency reported xinhua.

The tragedy occurred around 10 in the morning, near a dam in a well-known tourist spot in ya’anwhen a dozen people who were taking photos were swept away by the large amount of water, state television reported CCTV.

Images broadcast by the chain show people screaming in the middle of the current, struggling to keep his head above water.

“Local public safety, fire and other departments continue to conduct search and rescue efforts.”, assured the CCTV.

In the last weeks, China hit like never before by torrential rains that damaged infrastructure and inundated sections of neighborhoods in and around Beijing.

These natural disasters caused a total of 147 deaths or depreciated in July, authorities announced Friday. This count only partially includes the victims of Typhoon Doksuri.

Source: Elcomercio

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