Local storm of hail disaster in Gansu province have caused 2 dead and 2 missing | rainstorm in Gansu province _ news

Xinhuanet, Lanzhou, June 19 (reporter Wang Heng)-reporters learned from the Gansu authorities, from the afternoon of June 18, 19th, and hail disasters in heavy rainstorm in parts of the Midwest and the South, Gansu province, 2 elderly people have been killed and 2 missing children.

18th, from 16 o'clock around 20 o'clock, Lanzhou, dingxi and Baiyin, Gansu and other city States in some counties the area due to heavy rains accompanied by hail, triggering floods. As of 18th at 23 o'clock, caused the 4 cities and 10 counties in the State of 86756 people affected. Among them, settled in dingxi district and 2 elderly people in yuzhong County of Lanzhou city, when sheep were washed away by floods, has been confirmed dead.

18th 22 o'clock to 19th, at 6 o'clock, East of qingyang in huachi County, Gansu province Huan County, with varying degrees of short time heavy rains, triggering floods. Yue Le in huachi County town of which 35.9 mm of rainfall within a short time, flash floods the streets of the town, 2 children were washed away by the flood, now is in full swing in the local search and rescue efforts.

(Edit: SN098)
12:00 June 19, 2014 Xinhua NET