A zoo drowned and a bridge collapsed.. Floods in China kill 20 people (video)

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/07/22

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arab Weather - Chinese official CCTV channel reported that flash floods sweeping the country caused up to 20 deaths.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> 8 people died in Sichuan Province, while 30 others went missing after flash floods submerged the village of Xinhua in the southwest of the country. The disaster occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, causing damage to more than 40 homes, and affecting 1,254 village residents. According to local authorities. Rescue efforts continue with roads reopened and communications partially restored.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> You may also be interested in:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%8... weather news</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Bridge collapse in Shaanxi Province, China</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In northwestern Shaanxi Province, a bridge collapse on Friday led to the death of 12 people, while rescuers continue to search for 31 missing people. CCTV also reported that a preliminary investigation showed that 17 cars and eight trucks fell into the Jinqian River below the bridge.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Rescue efforts continue in both locations with efforts to reopen roads, restore communications and provide support to affected areas.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /> More than 700 professional rescuers and more than 1,500 local residents are searching for 31 people missing after their vehicles fell into a flood river due to a highway bridge collapse amid heavy rains in China&#39;s Shaanxi province. <a href="https://t.co/HFYnXLitNB">pic.twitter.com/HFYnXLitNB</a></p> - China in Arabic (@mog_china) <a href="https://twitter.com/mog_china/status/1814667202735243324?ref_src=twsrc%5... 20, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Zoo drowned in China</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Due to between 60 and 170 mm of rain falling here within 12 hours, the Baoji Zoo in the Chinese city of Baoji sank, and an operation is underway to rescue the animals and compensate for the losses.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A zoo sank in China <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/china?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#chi... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/floods?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#fl... <a href="https://t.co/KjpyEqFj45">pic.twitter.com/KjpyEqFj45</a></p> - #Captain_Ghazi_Abdullatif (@CaptainGhazi) <a href="https://twitter.com/CaptainGhazi/status/1815167601506484461?ref_src=twsr... 21, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A8... trip back in time A place that if you travel to today, you will arrive yesterday</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AF%... coincidence...the discovery of a lost continent that formed 60 million years ago!</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> euronews</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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