Mudslide in eastern China kills one, more heavy rain expected
Rescuers searched for the missing as officials warned of more heavy rain across eastern and southern China, with Typhoon Dolphin driving record rainfall.
- On Friday, a mudslide in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, killed one person and left others missing after Xinhua News Agency reported the event destroyed a house around 6:30 a.m.
- Typhoon Dolphin, which made landfall Sunday, unleashed extreme rain across eastern regions this week, triggering the flash flood that preliminary investigations show caused the mudslide and broke records at 13 weather stations.
- In central China's Henan Province, authorities organized the evacuation of 781 people after a riverbank breach late Thursday in Zhoukou, state broadcaster CCTV reported as heavy rainfall continued across multiple regions.
- Remnants of Typhoon Dolphin are expected to bring more heavy rain through Sunday, while CCTV warns a basin-wide major flood is expected in Lake Tai, China's third-largest freshwater lake.
- China is increasingly battling destructive weather linked to climate change this year, as an emerging El Nino pattern fuels intense typhoons; July disasters left 318 people dead or missing.
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One dead, three missing in Zhejiang landslide
A mudslide in Zhejiang province on Friday killed one person and three others remained missing, while eastern and southern provinces were bracing for more downpours and floods, the nation's state media reported. The mudslide occurred around 6.30am in Changxing County and caused a house to collapse, Xinhua News Agency said. A preliminary investigation showed that the mudslide was triggered by a flash flood after a sudden burst of heavy rain. Resc…
Mudslide in eastern China kills 1, more heavy rain expected
BEIJING — A mudslide in eastern China's Zhejiang Province on Friday (Aug 14) killed one person and three others remained missing, while eastern and southern provinces were bracing for more downpours and floods, China's state media reported.The mudslide occurred around 6.30am in Changxing County and caused a house to collapse, state-run Xinhua News Agency said.A preliminary investigation showed that the...
Mudslide in eastern China kills one, more heavy rain expected
A mudslide in eastern China's Zhejiang Province on Friday killed one person and three others remained missing, while eastern and southern provinces were bracing for more downpours and floods, China's state media reported.
Floods have struck various parts of mainland China in recent days. Today (August 14), a mudslide occurred in Tanlongqiao Village, Heping Town, Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, resulting in 1 death and 3 missing persons, according to officials. Horrifying images of the disaster have been released.
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