CHINA Was Largely Spared By Typhoon Khanun, Which On Thursday Lashed Japan, Damaging Homes And Knocking Out Power On Okinawa And Other Islands.
Thousands Of People Threatened By Storm-Swollen Rivers Were
Evacuated In China’s Northeast On Friday While Areas On The Outskirts Of Beijing
Cleared Debris From Flooding That Wrecked Roads, Knocked Out Power And Left
Neighborhoods In Shambles.
China Is
Struggling With Record-Breaking Rains In Some Areas While Others Suffer
Scorching Summer Heat And Drought That Threatens Crops. Flooding Near Beijing And
In Neighboring Hebei Province This Week Killed At Least 22 People.
Resident Xie Xin In The Western Outskirts Of Beijing Said The
Floodwaters Had Risen So Fast That His Family House Was Submerged In Less Than
10 Minutes.
“Objects Can
Be Replaced,” Said Xie, 25, As He Moved A Desk. “But Neighbors That Have Gone
Missing, This Is What Hits Me The Most.”
In The Northeast, Some 54,000 People Were Forced Out Of Their
Homes Around Harbin, The Biggest City In Heilongjiang Province, The Official Xinhua
News Agency Reported. It Said Rescue Crews In 81 Boats Were Evacuating
Residents.
On Thursday,
A Highway Bridge In Heilongjiang Collapsed, Sending Two Cars Plunging Into The Mudan
River, According To State Media. There Was No Word On Possible Deaths Or
Injuries.