Scores evacuated as more go missing due to flooding in China

Rain continued to pelt northeastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri. Pic/AP

Rain continued to pelt northeastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri on Saturday, as authorities reported more fatalities and missing people while evacuating thousands more. Six people died and four went missing in the city of Shulan in Jilin province, which has seen five straight days of rainfall, state media reported.

Around 18,900 people were evacuated from the city of more than 700,000, according to the local disaster relief agency. State news agency China News Service showed images of waterlogged streets around homes and factories. The average precipitation in the city had reached 111.7 mm by Friday afternoon.

China is struggling with record-breaking rainfall in some areas while others suffer scorching summer heat and drought that threatens crops. The heavy rains, remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, have battered northern China since late July, disrupting the lives of millions. Flooding near Beijing and in neighboring Hebei province this week killed at least 22.

National emergency management authorities said 25 rivers across Heilongjiang threatened to burst their banks.

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Quake razes houses, leaves at least 21 injured

An earthquake in eastern China before dawn on Sunday knocked down houses and injured at least 21 people, according to state media, but no deaths were reported. The magnitude 5.5 quake occurred near the city of Dezhou, about 300 km south of Beijing, at 2.33 am, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The quake caused 126 homes to collapse while 21 people were injured.

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