South China Province Hit by Cyclones, Hail, Rainstorms

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, April 15, 2003

South China Province Hit by Cyclones, Hail, Rainstorms

One person has been killed and 24 others injured as severe cyclones, hails and torrential rain pelted cities in south China's Guangdong province, said a source with the provincial government Monday.

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One person has been killed and 24 others injured as severe cyclones, hails and torrential rain pelted cities in south China's Guangdong province, said a source with the provincial government Monday.

During the past two days, some 45,000 people in Shaoguan city were victimized by the atrocious weather conditions apart from the death of one person and 24 other people injured.

In addition, the source noted, 4,149 house rooms were ruined and another 124 collapsed in a cyclone in the city of Shaoguan.

With a record precipitation of 119.6 millimeters, Nanxiong citysaw more than 133.3 hectares of farmland inundated and 227 farm houses damaged on Saturday and Sunday. About 2,000 hectares of rice, peanut and other cash crops were also flattened by extreme weather in Nanxiong.

The local government has attached great importance to the disaster-relief effort. A team of officials from the provincial departments of civil affairs, water resources and telecommunications and some other sectors rushed to the disaster-stricken areas on Monday afternoon to direct the rescue and reliefeffort.

Meanwhile, the cities have made initiated emergency responses with immediate repairs done to damaged roads, water conservancy facilities and power supply facilities.

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