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| Photo taken on July 26, 2010 shows the flood-ravagerd warehouse of Caiyuanba fruit market in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng) |
Floods, landslides and mud flows in Shaanxi in the past 11 days had left at least 111 dead and 167 missing, provincial authorities said Sunday.
Rains also raised the water levels of many branches of the Yellow River around its middle reaches. The Yellow River Flood Control and Drought Relief Office has ordered the clearing of waterways, evacuation of residents in low-lying areas and intensified monitoring of floodwaters.
Authorities on Monday also halted train services linking Lhasa, capital city of southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region, to the country's east coast as tracks passing through the mountainous area of Shaanxi were at risk from floods and landslides.
In southeast China's Jiangxi Province, firemen and police are wading through knee-deep waters on the streets of the mountainous city of Jinggangshan to prevent further flooding. The city is known as the cradle of the Chinese Communist revolution.
Rainfall over the previous 24 hours reached 160 mm at 8 a.m. Monday and water has risen up to one meter deep in Ciping Town, the seat of the municipal government.
Floods in China this year had left 742 people dead and 367 missing as of last Friday.
Premier Wen Jiabao has urged local authorities to fully prepare for the "grave flood-control situation."
Special Report: China Fights Against Floods
