China hit by terrible flooding / Collage 24 Channel On Saturday, June 28, for the second time in a week, China's southwestern Guizhou province was hit by terrible flooding, half-submerging the already storm-damaged city of Rongjiang. The local population had to be evacuated, Channel 24 reports, citing Reuters. Rongjiang City is located at the confluence of three rivers and has a population of 300,000. Tragically, record rainfall earlier this week killed six people and displaced more than 80,000 people. More than 40,000 were evacuated after a second wave of bad weather. Flooding in China: Watch the video The amount of rainfall in 72 hours was twice the city's average for June. In just the past two days, 13 major rivers in southern China in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Hainan have been hit by storms, with water levels rising above warning levels. Bad weather in China: watch the video Earlier this week, water levels peaked at 256.7 metres, the highest since 1954, with “extreme climate” blamed for the flooding. A natural disaster can hit the local economy. South China Flooded: Watch Video China has been struggling with summer flooding for millennia, but some scientists say climate change is causing heavier and more frequent rainfall. Such weather vagaries could trigger unpredictable events with dire consequences, including dam failures.
Flood in China kills 6
For the second time in a week, China has been hit by terrible flooding, there are victims: horrific videos of the aftermath
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