Published Date:
06 July 2009
By Gillian Wong
FLOODS blocked roads in southern China this weekend, leaving some 300 teenagers stranded at a school with limited supplies of food and water, an official said, after days of heavy rain killed at least 15 people.
About 550,000 people have fled their homes in southern China after heavy rains toppled houses, flooded roads and damaged a dam.
Floodwaters blocked the entrances to the Hemu Town Middle School in the Guangxi region and rendered nearby roads impassable, according to an official in Rongshui county, where the school is.
Central China Television said floodwaters elsewhere in Rongshui were more than eight feet deep, which was the highest water level the county has seen in a decade.
Officials used boats to deliver food, mineral water and other supplies to the school, including pumps to lower the water level.
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Last Updated:
05 July 2009 10:13 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
