China issued a grade-IV emergency response on Monday for rain and floods that have left 16 people dead and 10 missing in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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Soldiers clear away mud after a flood at Riverside Park in Liucheng County of Liuzhou City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 3, 2017. Works of epidemic prevention and mud-cleaning are underway as floods subsided in central China’s Hunan Province and south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Deng Keyi) |
Heavy rain started in parts of Guangxi on Saturday, forcing the relocation of 92,000 residents, according to the regional civil affairs department.
The disaster has caused around 2.9 billion yuan (430 million U.S. dollars) in direct economic losses.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) and the China National Commission for Disaster Reduction have sent teams to assist relief work on the scene.
A grade-IV response, the lowest in China’s emergency response system, requires a 24-hour alerts, daily damage reports, and funds and relief delivered within 48 hours.
Guangxi disaster response and civil affairs authorities have delivered relief supplies and fund of 3.6 million yuan to affected areas.
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