19 killed in rainstorms and floods in China

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Aug 23 2013 | 9:30 AM IST
At least 19 people have been killed in rainstorms and ensuing floods in China's northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said today.
About 7.90 lakh people in the region have been affected and 1.16 lakh have been evacuated from flooded areas, the ministry said in a report.
About 51,000 houses have collapsed or suffered damage and direct economic losses total around 2.2 billion yuan (USD 359. 24 million), state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The National Disaster Reduction Commission and the Ministry of Civil Affairs issued an emergency response this morning and dispatched a work group to the disaster zone to help relief efforts.
The local government has allocated 200 tents, 300 folding beds and 2,500 cotton blankets to the affected areas. Over hundred people have been killed and more than hundred others went missing in China during the past few weeks.
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First Published: Aug 23 2013 | 9:30 AM IST

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