Heavy rains in late July killed 50 people

At least 50 people were killed when Typhoon Gaimi hit central China in late July, unleashing heavy rains, state media said on Monday.

In addition, according to the official television station CCTV, 15 people are still missing in Zixing City, Hunan Province.

“All disaster-affected areas in Zixing City have access to electricity, communications and water.”CCTV said.

“The affected residents have been properly resettled and post-disaster reconstruction work is underway”TV channels were added.

The downpour in late July was caused by Typhoon Jammi, which came from the Philippines and Taiwan and made landfall in China, severely hitting the hilly inland province of Hunan.

In July, authorities evacuated nearly 300,000 people in eastern China and suspended public transportation.

Also in July, heavy rains in the northern province of Shaanxi caused a highway bridge to collapse, killing at least 38 people.

China has experienced a summer of extreme weather, with heavy rains in the east and south and a series of heat waves across much of the north.

China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, which are driving climate change and making extreme weather events more frequent and intense.