Heavy rainfall has affected north-western and central-eastern China since 25 June, causing deadly floods and landslides in several provinces.
Henan Province
6 dead
800 people evacuated
Over 100 homes destroyed, 200 damaged
More than 6,700 hectares of crops have been damaged
Shangcheng County worst affected
Shaanxi Province
4 dead, 13 missing
10,400 houses damaged
451,000 people affected
34,000 evacuated
Over 35,00 hectares of crops damaged
Sichuan Province
5 dead, 2 missing
Nanjiang County worst hit
263,000 evacuated
Anhui Province
5 dead, 2 missing
Xinjiang Province
26,000 houses damaged
China National Meteorological Center Warning
Yesterday, 29 June 2015, China’s National Meteorological Center issued warnings for further heavy rainfall over the coming 2 days.
“In the following two days, Jiangsu, Anhui and Sichuan Basin will get severe precipitation. Today, extreme downpours will hit northern Sichuan Basin, northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu.
Eastern Qinghai, northeastern Liaoning and southeastern Jilin will see heavy rain or rainstorms”.
Rainfall Figures
Figures from WMO for a 24 hour period.
29 to 30 June 2015
Xuzhou – 74.1 mm
Bengbu -71.8 mm
Chongqing – 65.8 mm
30 June to 01 July 2015
Huang Shan – 67.1 mm
Xiushui – 68.2 mm
Lu Shan – 70.0 mm
Emei Shan – 76.6 mm
