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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
GUIYANG, June 25 (Xinhua) — Continuous heavy rainfall and increasing water flows from upstream rivers have caused severe flooding in two counties in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, prompting mass evacuations of local residents.
As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, 48,900 and 32,000 people had been temporarily evacuated in Rongjiang and Congjiang counties, respectively. Both counties have raised their flood emergency response to Level 1, the highest level.
Rongjiang County, famous for its Qunchao, a rural football league that includes more than 100 township and village teams and attracts fans from all over the country, has been hit by heavy rain since 8 p.m. on Monday. As of 2 p.m. on Tuesday, the water level at a hydrological station on the Duliu River had exceeded the danger mark of 6.68 meters.
The flooding depth of the football field where the matches of the “Qunchao” are held reached approximately three meters.
Local resident Long Tian, whose home is near the football field, recalled that when he woke up at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, the water level on the ground floor was already almost waist-deep.
“The water rose very quickly, so I stayed on the third floor waiting for rescuers. I was transported to a safe place in the afternoon,” Long Tian said.
Rescue teams, including firefighters and volunteers, deployed boats and other equipment to carry out rescue operations in the two counties.
As of 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the provincial emergency management department had sent disaster relief supplies, including 30,000 bottles of drinking water and more than 10,000 packages of instant noodles, to the two counties via high-speed rail and highway.
Also in Guizhou Province, rain-triggered landslides caused part of a bridge on an expressway to collapse in Sandu County. No casualties were reported. -0-