Beijing: Heavy rains and floods along with storms have wreaked havoc in China. Many people have died in this. Also, a large number of people have been injured. It is being told that a house collapsed due to a landslide caused by heavy rains in the south-eastern part of China, killing 11 people. This information was received from the news of Chinese media. A news published in China’s digital news website ‘The Paper’ reported that in another incident, a company representative died after a tree fell on him due to storm in Shanghai, China.
Officials said on Saturday that these deaths in China were probably caused by tropical cyclone ‘Gemi’. China’s state media ‘CCTV’ reported that a house collapsed due to a landslide in Yuelin village near Hengyang city in Hunan province at around 8 am. An earlier news had reported that 18 people were trapped due to the landslide and six injured persons were evacuated.
Many injured in the incident
Many people have been injured in this landslide incident. However, the latest news does not clarify whether another person is still missing. There is no information whether the people injured in this incident have suffered serious or minor injuries. The news said that the landslide was caused by water flowing from the mountains due to heavy rains. Relief and rescue teams are on the spot.