贵州贵阳暴雨损失惨重

贵州贵阳暴雨损失惨重

自周五以来，持续不断的暴雨导致贵州贵阳 40,000 人财产受损。大鱼冲击了142个乡镇，淹没了稻田，毁坏了房屋，迫使295人撤离，并造成了约1830万元的直接经济损失。

GUIZHOU - Continuous torrential rain since Friday has left 40,000 people with damaged property in Southwest China's Guizhou province.

Heavy rain lashed 142 townships, swamping farmland, damaging houses, forcing evacuation of 295 people and causing direct economic losses estimated at 18.3 million yuan (2.7 million U.S. dollars).

The local civil affairs department is investigating the disaster and sending relief goods to affected areas.

Rain hit most parts of China's central, eastern and southern regions over the weekend. China central Meteorological station Monday morning maintained rainstorm alerts for a third consecutive day in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei and Guizhou provinces.

Typhoon Merbok, the second typhoon of the year, is forecast to hit the southern province of Guangdong Monday evening, intensifying rainstorms in southern and eastern provinces.