Heavy rainfall caused by 1.66 million people were affected in the South killed 10 people (photo) | rain _ news

China News Agency, Beijing, June 21 (reporter Liu Chenyao) since June 17, comes in more heavy rains in southern China, causing landslides and floods in many regions, parts of medium and small rivers over warning water level; in Jiangxi, Hunan and other places suffering from varying degrees of economic losses and casualties.

Meteorological monitoring shows that the past few days, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Guangdong, Anhui, torrential rains continued, local rainfall of 90~150 mm, maximum rainfall of XING Gao Zhai, Guangxi 420 mm.

According to the Office of State flood control and drought relief headquarters, the heavy rainfall has resulted in Hunan zishui, yuanshui, Jiangxi fuhe River, upper reaches of the minjiang River in Fujian, Guangxi Meng Jiang, hejiang, 33 smaller rivers flood warning water level. In Hunan, Jiangxi and Guizhou provinces and a total of 45 counties (cities and districts) in 535 towns 1.663 million, 1.81 million hectares of crops were affected, houses more than 1500 employees, 10 dead, 2 missing.

Heavy rains bring adverse effects to transport. On June 19 at about 5 o'clock, and under the influence of heavy rainfall, between the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway viaduct-shakou section of sudden landslides, caused from Nanchang to Guangzhou T171 12th after the train derailed.

The Central Meteorological Station predicted that heavy rain the next two days will remain in the southern region.

Central Observatory 21st at 10 o'clock continues to released storm yellow warning: is expected to, June 21 14 o'clock to 22nd 14 o'clock, South in the East, and South big Department, and Yunnan West and East, and Tibet Southeast, to has big to storm, which Zhejiang West and southern, and Jiangxi Central and Northeast, and Guangdong North, and Guangxi Northeast and southern coastal, to of part area has Cloudburst (100~200 mm); above local area and accompanied by short Shi strong precipitation or thunderstorms Gale, strong convection weather.

Weather experts warned that storm easily lead to geological disasters, continue to do well in these areas rainfall, flood monitoring and reservoir dams, safety inspections of areas prone to geological disasters, and disaster warning, strengthening creeks to prevent heavy rain could trigger flooding, mountain torrents geological disasters, urban waterlogging and the adverse effects of severe convective weather. (End)

(Original title: caused by heavy rains in southern China 1.66 million people and killed 10 people)

14:49 on June 21, 2014 China News Network