By Xinhua,
Guiyang (China) : Heavy rains that swept China’s southwestern province of Guizhou for a month have forced the evacuation of some 113,000 people, the flood control office said Wednesday.
Between May 1 and May 31, a total of 365 towns in 40 counties were hit by torrential rain, leaving at least 39 people dead, 12 missing and 1.44 million affected, an official said.
A high emergency response plan has been launched to tackle flooding problems, he said.
In the worst-hit Wangmo county, 13 people were killed in a flash flood that followed 92 mm of rain in three hours, officials said.
Villagers from the mountainous county had been moved to safety in lowland areas.