Torrential rains impact 120,000 people in China

By IANS,

Beijing : Torrential rains since Sunday in northwest China’s Shaanxi province have affected almost 120,000 people, authorities said Tuesday.

---

Support TwoCircles

---

More than 5,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas, and the downpour has inundated 5,400 hectares of cropland and damaged almost 9,000 houses, an official said.

Three workers at a national nature reserve in Hanzhong were swept away by floods, and were yet to be found, reported Xinhua.

The weather office has forecast more rains would hit the area Thursday.