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Rainstorm kills one in Taiyuan, Northwest China
(newsphoto)
Updated: 2005-08-13 16:47
![Automobiles are trapped under the crossroad. A heavy rain hit Taiyuan, capital of North China¡¯s Shanxi Province, on Friday, August 12,2005, bringing much inconveniences to transportation and local residents. [newsphoto]](xin_150802131650516288717.jpg)
Automobiles are ploughing through a flooded street as local residents on
higher ground look on in Taiyuan, capital of Northwest China's Shanxi
Province, Friday, August 12, 2005. Torrential rain coupled with strong
gusts of wind have slowed traffic and damaged houses in
the city. A 72-year-old resident was buried in a collapsed wall section and
died shortly after before the ambulance arrived, according to
Xinhua News Agency.[newsphoto] |
![A man finds his motor saddle in the rainwater. A heavy rain hit Taiyuan, capital of North China¡¯s Shanxi Province, on Friday, August 12,2005, bringing much inconveniences to transportation and local residents. [newsphoto]](xin_1508021316507351710718.jpg)
A man recovers his motor saddle in a
flooded area after a rainstorm in Taiyuan, capital of Northwest
China's Shanxi Province, on Friday, August 12,2005. [newsphoto] |
![An automobile is damaged by a old tree that is pulled out in the rainstorm. A heavy rain hit Taiyuan, capital of North China¡¯s Shanxi Province, on Friday, August 12,2005, bringing much inconveniences to transportation and local residents. [newsphoto]](xin_1508021316508603254819.jpg)
Local residents work on a tree uprooted by
strong winds to make way for a truck after a rainstorm
in Taiyuan, capital of Northwest China's Shanxi Province, on Friday,
August 12,2005. [newsphoto] |
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