THE WORLD AT A GLANCE
Awesome torrent of water released from China's Three Gorges Dam as it opens for first time this year after downpours cause highest flood peak so far of 2014
Torrential rainstorms battered southwest China’s Chongqing
municipality, causing thousands of houses to collapse and forcing nearly
40,000 people to evacuate their homes. Meanwhile a devastating
landslide has killed 11 coal miners and left 27 others are missing on
Monday, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Roads were turned
to rivers as motorists struggled to stop their cars from being washed
away and fleets of vehicles were left abandoned in the town square.
Awesome torrent of water released from China's Three Gorges Dam as it opens for first time this year after downpours cause highest flood peak so far of 2014
- Torrential rainstorms battered southwest China's Chongqing municipality causing thousands of houses to collapse
- Nearly 40,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes and a devastating landslide killed 11 coal miners on Monday
- Roads turned to rivers as cars were washed away and pedestrians waded in knee-deep rainwater with family on backs
- Incredible images of lightning storm striking buildings were captured yesterday by photographer in Kunshan, Jiangsu
The
awesome power of China's Three Gorges Dam was on full display when it
opened for the first time this year after downpours caused the highest
flood peak so far of the year.
Torrential
rainstorms battered southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, causing
thousands of houses to collapse and forcing nearly 40,000 people to
evacuate their homes yesterday.
A
devastating landslide has killed 11 coal miners and left 27 others are
missing on Monday, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
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A photographer takes pictures of
floodwater as it is released from the Three Gorges Dam, a huge
hydropower project on the Yangtze river, in Yichang, central China's
Hubei province, after heavy downpours in the upper reaches of the dam
caused the highest flood peak of the year
Eleven people died and 27 others are
missing after torrential rains battered southwest China's Chongqing, a
municipality in the upper reaches of the Three Gorges Dam, causing
thousands of houses to collapse, state media said
Floodwater gushes out of the Three
Gorges Dam as the gates were opened to discharge floods for first time
this year, at the vast Yangtze River, in Hubei, China
Heavy rains are pushing water levels
at the Three Gorges Dam past the flood level limit. Sluice gates of the
world's biggest hydropower project were opened earlier today
It
is being reported that the miners were in a four-story dormitory
building when the landslide hit. Fifteen of them managed to escape but
the rest were buried in a mine shaft where they had been taking shelter,
according to state telvision.
It is thought rescue workers were able to save one miner who was sent to a local hospital where he remained in stable condition.
Rain
began to lash the southwest region on Sunday and firefighters and
police have been assisting to evacuate thousands of people from nine
flooded towns in the Yunyang county.
Roads
were turned to rivers as motorists struggled to stop their cars from
being washed away and fleets of vehicles were left abandoned in the town
square.
Some
pedestrians waded knee-deep in rainwater with family members on their
backs as they struggled to get through the flood water.
Chongqing
city shopkeeper Ye Wu, 54, interviewed on local TV, said: ‘It looked
more like Venice than Chongqing. All the buildings looked like they were
built on a lake.
Landslides formed two barrier lakes on
the Yangtze River in Fengjie County, where water levels rose three feet
every hour, according to local flood control officers
More than 1,000 residents have been
evacuated from the surrounding area and it has been reported that 11
coal miners were killed in a nearby landslide after flooding
‘All it needed was a few blokes with poles on boats and there would be no difference.’
Ye
Hsu, police spokesman in the emergency task force co-ordinating the
flood control work, said: ‘The rainfall was extremely heavy and no
matter how prepared you are, extreme weather like this is hard to deal
with.
‘People were urged to find high ground and stay there until the authorities found them.’
Landslides
formed two barrier lakes on the Yangtze River in Fengjie County, where
water levels rose three feet every hour, according to local flood
control officers.
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These images show lightning striking
buildings in China as heavy rain sparked landslides and caused massive
flooding as nature put on an incredible electric light show
A photographer was able to capture
these images of the electrical storm in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province of
China, before the area was lashed with torrential downpours
The area has been battered by
thunderstorms and rain over the last two days and thousands of people
have had to be evacuated from their homes for safety
More than 1,000 residents have been evacuated from the surrounding area.
The news agency said a total of 2,251 houses had collapsed in the rainstorms, while 25,000 more homes have been damaged.
It also estimated that the economic loss in Yunyang alone was in the region of £6,000,000 or $11million.
Officials
from the State Flood Control bureau in the capital Beijing say that
since the start of the year, 377 people in China have died in floods and
94 are missing.
Southwest China’s Chongqing
municipality was badly affected as roads were turned to rivers and
motorists struggled to stop their cars from being washed away
Pedestrians waded knee-deep in
rainwater with family members on their backs as they struggled to get
through the flood water while locals used umbrellas to keep dry
Fleets of
vehicles were left abandoned in the town square after heavy rain caused
flood water to sweep in (left) while some drivers tried to push through
the waters
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