Nanchuan of Chongqing torrential rainstorm _ 2 missing evacuated 360 people | news

Xinhuanet, Zhongqing, August 11 (reporter Chen Guozhou)-reporters learned from the Government of nanchuan district, from August 9 to 11th, nanchuan, Chongqing City suffer the worst rainstorm since meteorological records, 2 Highway workers have been missing, government emergency transfer placement 360 people, affected a population of 21,000 people, 136 houses collapsed. Relief work has been carried out.

Starting from the evening of August 9, heavy rains, nanchuan district, maximum cumulative rainfall at 305.2 San Quan Zhen mm of rainfall, maximum rainfall intensity up to 82.4 mm, since weather records began in nanchuan district is one of the biggest storms.

According to preliminary statistics, 18 towns, streets, nanchuan district when heavy rains caused varying degrees affected, in particular San Quan Zhen, Shan ping, Wang Zhen the worst. Affected population of 21,000 people, emergency shelter, 360. South Road, highway workers missing for 2 people. Affected 8990 hectares of crops, which crops more than 2,760 acres; collapsed 32, 136; road damaged more than more than 30, three Springs, S104 disruption due to multiple landslides full paragraphs. San Quan Zhen, King of the hill within the town, killing more than more than 4,020 households of more than 13,000 people power and 16 damaged mobile base station, large areas of mobile communications.

After the disaster, nanchuan district immediately launched emergency response plans. At present, the missing persons search and rescue work was in full swing, home, transport, electricity and other emergency teams have been in the affected line carried out rescue work, evacuated people are properly resettled.

(Edit: SN146)
23:58 on August 11, 2014 Xinhua NET