Flooding and landslides in separate regions of China have killed 74 people and left thousands homeless, state media reported Wednesday.
Torrential rains triggered floods and landslides that left 38 people dead and 12 missing in Sichuan province, the New China news agency said.
Hail, flooding and landslides have devastated areas in Gulin and Xuyong counties, 1,000 miles south of Beijing, since the beginning of June, the report said.
In Gansu province, widespread flooding has killed 36 people and left thousands homeless, New China said in a separate report.
The floods on May 31 in Gansu’s Dangchang and Minxian counties, 760 miles southwest of Beijing, caused $21.5 million in damage and were considered the worst in 150 years, the report said.
It said authorities were sending clothing, quilts, tents and other disaster relief materials for the 1,345 households whose homes were destroyed by the floods.
Each summer, heavy seasonal rains cause flooding and widespread damage in many parts of China.
