China initiated a level three emergency response yesterday after
rain-triggered landslides killed at least 26 people in southwestern Yunnan
Province.
Continuous downpours in and south of the Yangtze River since Friday have
caused floods, landslides and mud-rock flows in the worst-hit Yunnan Province
and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
More than 411,000 people in 13 counties and cities of Yunnan have been
affected, according to statistics of the Office of State Flood Control and
Drought Relief Headquarters. In Guangxi, more than 847,000 people were affected,
with at least eight dead.
According to forecasts, areas in and south of the Yangtze River could expect
medium-intensity rain, with Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and Sichuan to be hit by
heavy rain during the next three days.
The administration urged its local divisions and other departments in Yunnan,
Guizhou, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan to enhance weather
forecasts and closely monitor the situation.