INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Over 5,500 people have been evacuated the report said
(Representational)Beijing: Twenty people were killed and eight others went missing as torrential rains triggered flood in northwest China,
state-run media reported yesterday.Over 8,700 houses, farmland, roads, railway lines and power and telecommunication facilities were damaged
in the floods that have wreaked havoc in China since early this week, it said.While 20 people died this week in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous
Region, eight remained missing after heavy downpours hit Qincheng Township in Hami on July 31, state-run Xinhua news agency said.The floods
triggered a partial breach of a reservoir, as the floodwater flowing into the reservoir reached 1,848 cubic metres per second, tripling the
maximum of 537 cubic metres per second designed to withstand the worst flood in 300 years.Meanwhile, over 5,500 people have been evacuated
and provided with tents, daily necessities and medical treatment in temporary relocation sites, the report said.More than 3,000 people,
including government officials, soldiers and medical staff, have been deployed so far for the relief and rescue operations, it said.
