Typhoon Doksuri claims 14 more lives in China's Jilin province

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
7 Aug 2023 12:08

On Sunday, Chinese media reported said that six people had died as a result of the floods.

In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, flood waters cover Yanshou County of Harbin in Northeastern China's Heilonjiang province on August 5, 2023 (AP)

China's state-run news agency China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Monday that the death toll from floods in the city of Shulan in China's northeastern province of Jilin has risen to 14.

According to emergency services, one person is considered to be still missing.

On Sunday, Chinese media reported that six people had died as a result of the floods.

Among the victims are included the city's deputy mayor and two other municipal officials.

As they were trying to help with disaster relief, they were initially reported missing and later declared dead.

Yongding River in western #Beijing is flooding as weaker 🌀typhoon #Doksuri drenches the metropolis and brings two days of heavy rains.
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— Shen Shiwei 沈诗伟 (@shen_shiwei) July 31, 2023

Shijiazhuang village of #China.#china #Doksuri #flooding #storm #TyphoonDoksuri #rain #TyphoonKhanun #Beijing #洪水 #台风 #杜苏芮 #暴雨 pic.twitter.com/5fxKxbKYm1
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) August 5, 2023

Typhoon Doksuri is just the latest in a series of heavy rains that have ravaged cities across the world amid rising temperatures and a spiraling global climate crisis.

In July, Chinese sources reported that heavy-rain-induced floods claimed the lives of 11 people in Beijing.

In that same month, 9 people died in the province of Hebei.

Overall, a total of 44,673 people in 13 districts of Beijing were impacted by the heavy rains, while hundreds of thousands were evacuated.

Last Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping issued instructions to local authorities to make every effort to rescue missing or trapped people.