In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers carrying rescue equipment enter a flood-affected area in Wuping County of Longyan City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Zhou Yi/Xinhua via AP)
NEW DELHI: At least six members of a family were found
dead
in China's
Fujian province
after downpours caused landslides in the area, as reported by local media on Saturday, adding that authorities have extended a warning of more
severe weather
ahead.
The family had sought refuge in the temple due to its elevated location, but a
landslide
caused the structure to collapse, resulting in their deaths.
This incident adds to the growing number of casualties. The death toll in the neighboring province of Guangdong has reached 47, according to authorities on Friday.
The most intense rainfall occurred from last week Sunday to Tuesday, causing trees to topple and homes to collapse. Authorities have estimated that the damage caused by the extreme weather amounts to billions of dollars.
On Saturday, China's national meteorological center issued a warning for more severe weather across a wide area of southern provinces, extending the warning from Friday. The warning also includes a few regions in the north. The forecast predicts that Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Guizhou provinces will experience hail and intense thunderstorms.
In the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, railway authorities have canceled several trains scheduled to operate over the weekend due to the heavy rain.
Last week, the southern provinces of Fujian and Guangxi were hit by landslides and flooding caused by the heavy downpours. In Guangxi, a student lost their life after falling into a river that had swollen due to the heavy rain.
(With inputs from agency)
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