Floods in China's Hunan leave 30 dead, dozens missing following Typhoon Gaemi

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Severe floods caused by heavy rainfall following Typhoon Gaemi swamped China's southern Hunan province, resulting in 30 deaths and 35 people missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday (Aug 2).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Massive floods swamped many parts of China's Hunan province on Friday,

00:04causing 30 deaths and at least 35 people missing since Typhoon Gaimi hit the country on July 25th.

00:12The city of Zijing took the brunt of the typhoon in the province,

00:16lashed by 673.9 millimeters of rain over the past 24 hours,

00:23which was equivalent to a quarter of its average annual rainfall.

00:27Search and rescue operation and evacuation exercise were underway to save residents

00:33trapped in the floodwaters. In nearby mountainous villages,

00:37roads were damaged and bridges were washed away. The mountainous terrain and dense

00:42forests posed challenges for rescue workers, delaying their operation.

00:48In India, deadly landslides hit the Kerala state following torrential and heavy rain.

00:55Authorities said they were still carrying out the rescue operation to find more survivors,

01:00even though the chances were slim. They said excavation equipment could not be used until

01:05Wednesday due to bad weather. The death toll had risen to 256 and 220 more people were still

01:13missing. Rescuers also launched operation to locate some 49 people in Himachal Pradesh

01:20after a deadly spout of torrential rainfall struck the region.

01:24They saved nearly 1,000 people who were stranded in different parts of the Himalayas.

01:30The floods have claimed the lives of at least 12 people.

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