Floods Due To The Impact Of Topan Gaemi Kills 4 People In China's Hunan

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JAKARTA - Heavy rains and floods killed four people and prompted the evacuation of thousands of people from houses in the southern China province of Hunan, which were hit by high rainfall from Topan Gaemi.

Heavy rains that have fallen for days have damaged large embankments and dams, flooding most of the agricultural land.

Reported by Reuters, state broadcaster CCTV said the finance ministry allocated 238 million yuan (US $ 33 million) funds for disaster prevention and agricultural aid.

Weather experts say heavy rains are in humid condition due to a combination of southwestern monsoons and an outside cloud system from Gaemi.

In the Zixing area, extreme weather has affected nearly 90,000 people, damaged about 1,400 houses and damaged about 1,300 roads, People's Daily said on its website, and cut power lines to several villages.

Zixing received a record rainfall since last Friday due to the impact of Gaemi, with 24-hour rainfall exceeding 645 mm (25.3 inches) at one point.

The two-day rain has risen the surface of the Juansui river, damaging three embankments, the official Xinhua news agency said.

The Juansui River flows to Xiangjiang, the main tributary of the Yangtze River, and floods reach record highs in several areas.

Meanwhile, landslides caused by rain swept away houses in Hunan, killing 15 people on Sunday, July 28

Heavy rains also hit several other provinces, prompting the government to issue warnings and activate emergency plans.

Pemerintah bertemu pekan lalu untuk membahas langkah-langkah yang lebih luas untuk mengatasi bencana alam. China telah mengeluarkan dana bantuan bencana sebesar 6,9 miliar yuan (951 juta dolar AS), berdasarkan computing Reuters.