Published: 12:35, August 2, 2024 | Updated: 12:54, August 2, 2024
Power, communication largely restored in Central China's Zixing after rainstorms
By Xinhua
This aerial photo taken on July 30, 2024 shows a view of the Bamianshan Yao township, Zixing city, Central China's Hunan province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

CHANGSHA - Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in central China's Zixing, where typhoon-induced heavy rains have left 30 people dead and 35 missing, authorities said Friday morning.

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Following rainstorms unleashed by Typhoon Gaemi, power supplies were knocked out in 149 villages and communication was cut in 78 villages in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan province, said Kan Baoyong, the mayor of Chenzhou City that administers Zixing, at a press conference.

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The intense rain has wrought "enormous damages" in Zixing, toppling 1,641 houses and causing 1,345 road collapses, according to the official.

A total of 118,000 residents have been affected while about 13,800 hectares of crops were damaged, including 5,000 hectares that were destroyed, Kan said, adding that the assessment has not been completed.

This aerial photo taken on July 30, 2024 shows a road buried by a landslide being cleared at the Bamianshan Yao township, Zixing city, Central China's Hunan province. (PHOTO / XINHUA)