Landslides triggered by rainstorms have killed 13 people in
south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region as of
Tuesday, leaving six others missing and three injured, local
government said.
The 13 victims include three children and an octogenarian
woman.
Continuous downpours and landslides began to hit Pubei County,
Qinzhou City, on Sunday evening, forcing evacuation of more than
90,000 local residents.
More than 380,000 population were affected and some 600 houses
were damaged in the calamity.
The tropical storm Bilis landed in China on Friday, bringing
rainstorms, flooding and mudflows in many Chinese regions including
Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian and Guangxi, killing more than 200 people
with over 100 others still missing.
(Xinhua News Agency July 19, 2006)