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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
CHANGSHA, June 20 (Xinhua) — Heavy rains have caused severe flooding in Longshan County of central China’s Hunan Province, leaving three people missing after they were trapped in an underground parking lot, 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 the worst flooding in history and backflow of water into an underground garage in a local community.
Four locals were reported to have broken into the garage on Thursday, attempting to move their cars. One of them was rescued early Friday morning at 4:35 a.m. and is now in a stable condition. Firefighters are currently continuing search and rescue efforts for the others.
Recall that heavy rains have hit Longshan County since Wednesday evening, flooding several residential complexes. Local authorities raised their flood emergency response to the second-highest level at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.