02:54Thousands evacuated as floods and landslides cause destruction in South China's Meizhou
Severe flooding and landslides caused destruction in South China’s Meizhou city leading to evacuation of over 10,000 locals and with over 130,000 households still left without power supply, according to media reports.
Drone footage captured in Guangdong Province on Monday shows the aftermath in the flood-hit Meizhou, with partially submerged houses and cars as well as light traffic on roads surrounding the area.
Seventeen waterways in the major Han River basin 'recorded flooding above alert level', including two rivers at record flood levels, according to the Ministry of Water Resources on Monday.
The latest round of rainfall has impacted 179,800 people, damaging 12,350 hectares of crops, leading to an economic loss totalling 1.61 billion yuan ($225 million).
Thousands evacuated as floods and landslides cause destruction in China's Meizhou
Thousands evacuated as floods and landslides cause destruction in South China's Meizhou
Severe flooding and landslides caused destruction in South China’s Meizhou city leading to evacuation of over 10,000 locals and with over 130,000 households still left without power supply, according to media reports.
Drone footage captured in Guangdong Province on Monday shows the aftermath in the flood-hit Meizhou, with partially submerged houses and cars as well as light traffic on roads surrounding the area.
Seventeen waterways in the major Han River basin 'recorded flooding above alert level', including two rivers at record flood levels, according to the Ministry of Water Resources on Monday.
The latest round of rainfall has impacted 179,800 people, damaging 12,350 hectares of crops, leading to an economic loss totalling 1.61 billion yuan ($225 million).
Thousands evacuated as floods and landslides cause destruction in South China's Meizhou
Severe flooding and landslides caused destruction in South China’s Meizhou city leading to evacuation of over 10,000 locals and with over 130,000 households still left without power supply, according to media reports.
Drone footage captured in Guangdong Province on Monday shows the aftermath in the flood-hit Meizhou, with partially submerged houses and cars as well as light traffic on roads surrounding the area.
Seventeen waterways in the major Han River basin 'recorded flooding above alert level', including two rivers at record flood levels, according to the Ministry of Water Resources on Monday.
The latest round of rainfall has impacted 179,800 people, damaging 12,350 hectares of crops, leading to an economic loss totalling 1.61 billion yuan ($225 million).