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Typhoon Talim casualty rises to 39 in Anhui
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-09-03 20:46
The death toll in the disaster brought about by typhoon Talim has risen to 39
in Anhui Province, while nine others are still missing, local government said
Saturday evening.
A woman struggles with her
umbrella in fierce wind and heavy rain during a typhoon in Taipei
September 1, 2005. Typhoon Talim swept across Taiwan on Thursday after
killing at least one person and injuring 24 as it toppled billboards,
broke windows and knocked motorcyclists off their bikes.
[Reuters] |
Most parts of the province have
been suffering torrential rains, floods and landslides caused by Talim over the
past three days, said the Anhui Provincial Headquarters of Flood Control and
Drought Relief.
Preliminary investigation shows that a total of 1.79 million people in in 12
counties of the Dabie Mountain area have been most severely affected, with
infrastructures, croplands and houses destroyed.
The direct economic loss was estimated at 700 million yuan (86.3 million US
dollars).
The provincial government has mobilized more than 1 million people for the
rescue work and so far 100,000 civilians have been relocated to safe place.
The provincial headquarters of flood control and drought relief described the
heavy rains brought by Talim as "rare in history," saying the rainfall in the
upper reaches of the Xianghongdian Reservoir located in the Dabie Mountain area
has exceeded 400 millimeters in 24 hours between Sept. 2 and 3, the highest in
history.
Currently, the water level in 47 out of the total 112 medium-sized and large
reservoirs in the province is above the danger line.
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