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One missing, 26 rescued in S. China region floods
Updated: 2005-06-20 20:01 One person has been missing
and 26others rescued after a ferry boat capsized in surging floods in Hezhou
City of southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Monday afternoon, local
government announced.
Passengers are all local folks and rescuers are searching for those missing
round the clock, according to the city's flood control and drought relief
headquarters.
The shipwreck happened around 3 p.m. Monday on the Guijiang River at the
city's Qing'an Village and most of those passengers were returning home by boat,
according to the headquarters.
The water level of the Guijiang River has risen rapidly over the past week
owing to the continuous torrential rains at the upper reaches. By 4 p.m. Monday,
the water level reached 60.28 meters, 1.78 meters higher than the warning level,
according to local hydrographic station.
The headquarters warned local governments at various levels in the city to
get fully prepared for new floods.
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