Flooding in China’s Guizhou province has killed at least six people and forced over 80,000 to evacuate their homes this week, state media reported Thursday.
Deluges in Guizhou – classified as a southwestern province by the Chinese government – have prompted authorities to activate the highest-level emergency flood response, evacuating around 80,900 people by Tuesday.
On Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV said "exceptionally large floods" had swept through Guizhou's Rongjiang county since Tuesday.
"As of 11 am on Thursday ... six people have unfortunately lost their lives," the report said, citing the local flood control headquarters.
"Many low-lying areas in the county were flooded, and the infrastructure of some towns was seriously damaged, resulting in traffic obstruction, communications blackouts, and some people being trapped," the broadcaster said.
