Landslide After China Rainstorm
Jaccqueline Bargas | | Jul 18, 2013 05:47 PM EDT |
(Photo : The resuce after the landslide )
Guizhou, China - A landslide occurred after a heavy storm killing five people in the province of Guizhou. This happened after a heavy rainstorm in which huge infrastructure and crops have been damaged. The people of Guizhou province are in much dismay seeing their livelihood being taken away by the landslide.
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The damage of infrastructure is vast, affecting more than 100 million residents in the said province. As more people need rescuing, the government urges the local authorities to step with the rescue and operations. They reiterated that the whole situation should be urgently handled, and saving a life is the priority.
According to the CCTV, one person was found alive, as the military personnel enlist themselves in the rescue operations.
Many landslide events happened in China recently. One of which is in the Yachi province, causing injuries to many residents. Some have to go to a higher place of the building just to save themselves from fatal encounters.
In other provinces, over 100 million of crops were destroyed by the strong winds. This left many farmers to lost potential income. Other landslides are still being reported in other parts of China, and it is recorded that an estimate of 300 people is dead or are yet to be found.
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