At least 201 killed in July-August China flooding

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BEIJING — At least 201 people have been killed and 63 are missing following flooding across China in July and August, according to government rescue services.

— At least 201 people have been killed and 63 are missing following flooding across China in July and August, according to government rescue services.

The most recent deaths came in mountainous western Sichuan province, where eight were killed and 23 missing as of Wednesday morning. Earlier in August, 39 were killed and nine left missing by Typhoon Lekima. Annual floods rank among China’s most destructive natural disasters, brought on by seasonal rains and worsened by human encroachment into mountain areas and natural river systems.

 

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