Floods kill 47 across China

BEIJING: Heavy rain and landslides have killed at least 47 people across China and storms are snarling transport and flooding reservoirs, domestic media reported on Monday. The central province of Hubei was hardest hit, with heavy rain and flooding there claiming 32 lives, state television reported without giving details. In the southern manufacturing hubs of Shenzhen and Dongguan, north of Hong Kong, eight people died after 30 landslips and house collapses over the weekend. “Many streets in the busy downtown areas were flooded, bringing traffic to a standstill as cars and buses were stranded,” the China Daily said. At least 10 towns were flooded in Dongguan, where at least one person was killed. reuters

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