11 dead, 14 missing after heavy rain hits China’s Liaoning

Rescue team members evacuate affected residents in Heishanke Township in Huludao City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2024. Torrential rains have left 11 people dead and 14 others missing in the city of Huludao, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, local authorities said Friday. Currently, roads and communication networks are gradually being restored in affected areas and efforts are being made to search for the missing persons. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)
SHENYANG, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — Torrential rains have left 11 people dead and 14 others missing in the city of Huludao, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, local authorities said Friday.
The latest round of heavy rainfall caused extremely severe damage in Huludao, particularly in the city’s Jianchang County and Suizhong County. Roads, power lines, communication networks, houses and crops were heavily affected.
Currently, roads and communication networks are gradually being restored in affected areas and efforts are being made to search for the missing persons.
According to preliminary statistics, 188,757 people in Huludao have been affected, with losses amounting to 10.3 billion yuan (about 1.44 billion U.S. dollars).
Additionally, nine national and provincial major roads and 210 rural roads have been disrupted to varying degrees, with 187 bridges damaged. ■

Affected residents receive supplies in Heishanke Township in Huludao City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2024.
Torrential rains have left 11 people dead and 14 others missing in the city of Huludao, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, local authorities said Friday.
Currently, roads and communication networks are gradually being restored in affected areas and efforts are being made to search for the missing persons. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

Rescue team members wade through a river after a rescue operation in Heishanke Township in Huludao City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2024.
Torrential rains have left 11 people dead and 14 others missing in the city of Huludao, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, local authorities said Friday.
Currently, roads and communication networks are gradually being restored in affected areas and efforts are being made to search for the missing persons. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

Rescue team members evacuate a senior resident in need of medical treatment in Erdaohezi Village, Heishanke Township of Huludao City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2024.
Torrential rains have left 11 people dead and 14 others missing in the city of Huludao, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, local authorities said Friday.
Currently, roads and communication networks are gradually being restored in affected areas and efforts are being made to search for the missing persons. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

Rescue team members take a rubber boat during rescue operations in Heishanke Township in Huludao City, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2024.
Torrential rains have left 11 people dead and 14 others missing in the city of Huludao, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, local authorities said Friday.
Currently, roads and communication networks are gradually being restored in affected areas and efforts are being made to search for the missing persons. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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