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Downpour leaves one dead, two missing in China's Chongqing

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-07-27 09:11
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Aerial photo taken on July 26, 2020 shows a landslide site in Liujing village, Wulong district of Southwest China's Chongqing. A landslide has blocked a river in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, forming a barrier lake that threatens nearby townships and a power station, local authorities said Sunday. The barrier lake, caused by a downpour-triggered landslide measuring about 1.3 million cubic meters in size, was formed on the Yancang River, a tributary of Wujiang River, in Liujing village. The landslide body is currently unstable. Officials said so far 520 local residents have been evacuated. [Photo/Xinhua]

CHONGQING -- Downpour lashed Southwest China's Chongqing municipality since Saturday, leaving one dead and two missing, local flood control authorities said Sunday.

Heavy rainfall hit most parts of the city, affecting more than 95,000 residents. The maximum daily rainfall was 197.5 millimeters in Longshan village in the Nanchuan district.

Rainwater swelled four small and medium-sized rivers above the warning level, triggered a landslide in the Wulong District and created a barrier lake. Emergency evacuation were organized for residents in downstream areas.

By 5 pm Sunday, about 2,727 people were evacuated. More than 300 houses collapsed. The direct economic loss amounted to 147.27 million yuan (about $21 million).

Chongqing, the most populous city in China, is located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Asia's longest.

The road leading to the airport in Wanzhou district was blocked by a landslide caused by heavy downpours, local authorities said Sunday.

The landslide on the only road leading to the Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport left about 1,500 passengers stranded at the airport, according to the government of Wanzhou.

Local emergency rescue teams cleared a 300-meter temporary passage for evacuating the stranded passengers. The road is under rush repair.

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