"China's West Braces for Disaster as Xi Jinping Calls for Urgent Rescue Efforts. A devastating landslide in the country's western region has left at least 15 people dead and 16 others buried, with the death toll expected to rise. The disaster is just the latest in a series of severe weather-related incidents that have struck China in recent days, with thunderstorms and gale-force winds causing widespread destruction and claiming at least 11 lives in the central province of Hubei. As the country's leader, Xi Jinping, urges an 'all out' rescue effort, authorities are racing against time to locate those trapped and provide aid to tens of thousands of people displaced by the disaster."
Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls for ‘all out’ rescue effort as death toll rises and 16 people remain buried after a landslide in the country’s westThe death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, urged “all out” efforts to rescue people affected by the weather.Thunderstorms and gale-force winds killed at least 11 people and injured 331 in the central province of Hubei, where “severe convective weather” hit cities, while tornadoes were reported elsewhere late Monday, state news agency Xinhua said. Continue reading...
