Landslide in China's Hubei buries 9 after heaviest rain in years

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BEIJING: A landslide buried nine people on Wednesday (Jul 8) in China's Hubei province, the People's Daily newspaper reported, after some of the ...

This photo taken on Jul 6, 2020 shows a pavilion partially submerged in flood waters on the banks of the Yangtze River after heavy rain in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. BEIJING: A landslide buried nine people on Wednesday in China's Hubei province, the People's Daily newspaper reported, after some of the heaviest rain in decades brought floods that have killed more than 100 people.

The landslide occured in Huangmei County in the early hours and efforts were being made to rescue the people, the newspaper said.From Jun 1 to Jul 7, accumulated rainfall in the regions of Hubei, Anhui, Zhejiang and Chongqing has reached the highest levels for this time of year since 1961, with rainfall in some places two to three times higher than normal, according to the China Meteorological Administration.

 

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