BEIJING: 11 people have been killed and 14 more are missing after heavy rain in recent days lashed China´s northeastern province of Liaoning, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday.
China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with deadly torrential rains and scorching heat waves. The world´s biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that scientists say are driving climate change and making extreme weather more frequent and intense declared July the hottest month in China since records began six decades ago.
In Liaoning, heavy rainfall over several days this week disrupted travel and hindered emergency response efforts.
The inundation forced tens of thousands of people in areas administered by the coastal district of Huludao to evacuate, with officials launching an “all-out search” for missing persons, according to CCTV.
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