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CNN —At least 21 people are dead and six others missing after a flash flood and landslide following torrential rains in the outskirts of northwestern China’s Xi’an city, local authorities said Sunday. Parts of China have seen record high temperatures and deadly flooding in recent weeks, with experts linking extreme weather around the world to climate change. Flooding killed at least 29 people in Hebei province and 33 in the capital Beijing, according to local authorities. Another 14 people were reported dead in the city of Shulan in Jilin province, as the rains moved northward, inundating farmlands in the country’s grain-producing area. Seven people were taking shelter from heavy rains at the house when it collapsed, according to China National Radio.

Persons: ” Organizations: CNN, Emergency Management, Xinhua, Restaurants, Authorities, China National Radio Locations: China’s Xi’an, Xi’an, China, Weiziping, Hebei province, Beijing, Shulan, Jilin province, Hebei, Hunan province, Leyu, Hengnan county

☆ Factbox: Impact of floods in China after Typhoon Doksuri
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A view of damaged cardboard boxes at Baixiang packaging products factory after the rains and floods brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China August 7, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/file photoBEIJING, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Extreme rain battered northern China after Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in southern Fujian province on July 28, flooding cities including Beijing, killing at least 60 people and causing extensive damage to homes, crops, livestock and infrastructure. Following is a tally of the damage, as reported by state media:BEIJINGAs of 12 a.m. (-1day 1600 GMT) Aug. 9* 33 deaths, 18 still missing* 59,000 homes collapsed, 147,000 homes damaged* 225,000 mu (15,000 hectares) of crops strickenBAODING PREFECTURE IN HEBEIAs of 12 p.m. (0400 GMT) Aug. 5* 10 dead, 18 missing* 4,448 homes collapsed, 7,286 homes damaged* 79,000 hectares of crops affected* 284 bridges and over 550 kilometres of rural roads ruined* 17 billion yuan ($2.36 billion) in direct economic lossesSHULAN CITY IN JILIN PROVINCEAs of 10 p.m. (1400 GMT) Aug. 6* 14 deaths, 1 missingDANDONG CITY IN LIAONING PROVINCEAs of Aug. 1* Four deadHEILONGJIANGAs of 12 p.m. (0400 GMT) Aug. 9* 3.87 million mu (258,000 hectares) of crops stricken* 23,708 homes collapsed or damaged* 149 bridges ruined, 352 culverts, 242,000 metres of roadbed and 1,300 greenhouses destroyedFUJIAN PROVINCEAs of 2 p.m. (0600 GMT) July 28* 262.3 hectares of crops damaged* 52.27 million yuan ($7.25 million) in direct economic losses($1 = 7.2068 Chinese yuan)Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Miral Fahmy and Sherry Jacob-PhillipsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Doksuri, Tingshu Wang, Miral Fahmy, Sherry Jacob, Phillips Organizations: REUTERS, CITY, Beijing, Thomson Locations: Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China, BEIJING, Fujian, Beijing, BAODING PREFECTURE, HEBEI, JILIN PROVINCE, LIAONING, HEILONGJIANG, FUJIAN PROVINCE

CNN —Days of heavy rain have caused severe flooding in China’s leading grain-producing region in the northeast, killing 14 people and raising concerns about food security as floodwater inundated farmlands. As the storm moved further north, another 14 deaths were reported Sunday in the city of Shulan in Jilin province. Firefighters operate a drainage machine near a village in the city of Mudanjiang in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province on August 5. A cornfield is submerged by floodwater in a village in Hebi city, Henan province on August 5. A flooded farm in Xinxiang city, Henan province on August 5.

Persons: Doksuri, Zhang Tao, floodwater, Typhoon Khanun, Xi Jinping Organizations: CNN, Xinhua, Firefighters, China’s Ministry of Water Resources, Communist Party, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Affairs, National Bureau of Statistics, China Meteorological Administration, Qiushi, Communist Locations: China, Beijing, Hebei, Shulan, Jilin province, Heilongjiang, Mudanjiang, China's Heilongjiang, Jilin, Harbin, Shangzhi, Wuchang, Liaoning, Hebi city, Henan province, Henan, Xinxiang city

☆ China's northeast inundated in Doksuri's wake
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

People ride a boat through a flooded road after the rains and floods brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China August 3, 2023. Bridges have collapsed and roads were damaged across the city, state media reported. Rainfall this past week broke many records in Beijing and northern China, with the vast Haihe river basin hit with its worst flooding since 1963. Floodwaters could take up to a month to recede in Hebei province, a water resources department official told state media. Zhuozhou southwest of Beijing is the hardest hit city in Hebei province, with about 100,000 people - a sixth of its population - evacuated.

Persons: Doksuri, Tingshu Wang, Typhoon Doksuri, David Kirton, Tom Hogue Organizations: REUTERS, China News Service, Thomson Locations: Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China, SHENZHEN, Shulan, Jilin, State, Beijing, China's Heilongjiang

In the waterlogged provincial capital Harbin, two vehicles plunged into a sinkhole that appeared on an expressway near a swollen river, local media reported. Paddy fields have also been inundated, and villagers in low-lying areas told to evacuate, local media reported. The storms and floods also triggered power cuts in nearby Shangzhi city, where supermarkets were running low on provisions, according to media reports. "I only managed to get a few bottles of mineral water and two boxes of instant noodles," a Shangzhi resident told local media after rushing to the supermarket after the storm alerts. "Some production and power equipments were damaged, and production had been suspended," the company said in an exchange filing on Friday.

Persons: Typhoon Doksuri, Tingshu Wang, Doksuri, Jinrui, Liz Lee, Ella Cao, Samuel Shen, Ryan Woo, Gerry Doyle, Miral Organizations: REUTERS, Aerospace, Holdings Group, Mineral Development, Thomson Locations: Mentougou district, Beijing, China, Tingshu Wang BEIJING, Northeastern Heilongjiang, Heilongjiang, Daqing, Harbin, Shangzhi, Jilin, Shulan, Zhuozhou, Hebei province, Hebei, Qinghai, Chongqing, Shanghai

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