Rainy season brings death, floods

• Source: Global Times
• [00:55 June 18 2010]
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"Continuous rainstorms may cause geographical disasters such as washed-out roads and landslides and should be carefully watched by local governments," Zhang added.

Six people died and 18 were found missing on Wednesday after a landslide resulting from four days of relentless rain pushed two cars into a river in Nanping, East China's Fujian Province, China News Service reported.

Seven people were rescued from the river.

Direct economic losses to Nanping were expected to top 370 million yuan ($54 million).

The strong rains cut off two main electricity transmission lines in Nanping on Monday and halted the supply of electricity to 35,802 households. Power was restored to 95 percent of the households Thursday, Xinhua reported.

The agency reported that rain damage across the nation added up to direct economic losses of 2.72 billion yuan ($398 million).