Since Sunday, Drung-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan has been lashed by the heaviest rainfall since meteorological records began, cutting off roads and damaging houses, power facilities and communication lines, according to the county government's information office.
As of 3 p.m. on Thursday, 147 mudslides and landslides were recorded, with more than 5,300 people affected, including 1,992 residents who were urgently relocated and 1,041 stranded tourists.
Rescue and relief efforts are underway.
Sad to see unseasonal floods and landslides destroying much of the beautiful Nujiang canyon in #Yunnan that I cycled down last year https://t.co/C0NmQ03SMT pic.twitter.com/xTmr7I5Z1L
— Michael W (@mpwoodhead) May 27, 2020
On May 27, mudslides and landslides occurred in many places in Gongshan, Yunnan Province. The number of people affected by the disaster in the county exceeded 2,200. The disaster has caused 2 missing persons and 2 injured. 【Reported by People's Daily】 pic.twitter.com/XIWoj5xtQD
— InterEMC2020 (@InterEMC) May 27, 2020
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