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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
CHANGSHA, June 20 (Xinhua) — Three people have been confirmed dead after being trapped in an underground parking lot by heavy flooding triggered by heavy rains in Longshan County, central China’s Hunan Province, local authorities said Friday.
According to the propaganda department of the CPC Longshan County Committee, the water level of the Guoli River in the county has risen sharply after several days of heavy rain, causing flooding in several neighborhoods.
Four locals were reported to have gone down to the underground car park on Thursday to move their cars. One of them was rescued early on Friday morning at 4:35am and is now in a stable condition.
Recall that heavy rains have hit Longshan County since Wednesday evening. Local authorities raised their flood emergency response to the second-highest level at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. -0-