Eight dead, four missing as floods hit east China's Shandong Province
15/8/2007 16:45
Eight persons have been killed and four missing as floods caused by
heavy rain hit east China's Shandong Province in the past week, the Ministry of
Civil Affairs said today.
Heavy rains have poured down in 12 cities including
Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai and Weihai in Shandong Province since Aug. 9, and some
places were hit by tornado.
The ministry has sent rescue teams to the
flood-affected areas.
More than 2.51 million people were affected by the
floods and some 122,000 people have been evacuated, according to the
ministry.
The floods have destroyed 182,000 hectares of farmland and toppled
down more than 5,500 houses in the province, said the
ministry.
Xinhua
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