More Than Forty Killed After Hail Storm Triggers Massive Mudslide in Poor Region of China
- Posted on May 13, 2012 at 6:53pm by
Erica Ritz
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(The Blaze/AP) Officials say the death toll from a massive mudslide triggered by heavy rain and hail in a poor mountainous region of northwestern China has risen to 44.
The Civil Affairs Ministry says 26 other people are missing and that power and telecommunications have been disrupted in Minxian, Zhangxian and Weiyuan counties in Gansu province.
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The ministry said Sunday that nearly 150,000 people were evacuated and needed emergency assistance as a result of the storm that battered the county on Thursday evening and triggered the mudslide in one of China’s poorest regions.
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Relief teams have taken blankets and clothing to the area. The central government says it will provide funds for relief work and rebuilding.
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dontbotherme
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:30pmSuch a terrible tragedy. I sincerely hope that rescuers find survivors.
Report Post »Hrothgar
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 10:11amWait, China has a poor region??
Report Post »hugo65hsv
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 4:58amTerrible thing to happen.. Poor area of China though?? I thought that socialism was the utopia… Government owns and takes care of everything and everyone equally.. Mud slides, poor dead government will rebuild.. Send obama and company there to China and let them enjoy socialism for what it is..
Report Post »philipzhao
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 3:39amIt’s unethical to mock the suffering people !!
Report Post »AnAmerican111
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 12:46amBut Obama told us China is the new world!……………………
Report Post »One thing we know is:
OBAMA LIES! IT’S THE LIBERAL/COMMUNIST WAY!
RLTW
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 12:44amBut, but I thought china had the best infrastructure slave labor could provide?
Report Post »trueamerican40
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 11:09pmTragedy to say the least…am praying for the Chinese unbelievers of the gospel—that many will be saved before this communist iron war machine marches into the middle east and seeks to conquer the world…billions will die…from the Beijing doctrine of death.
Report Post »jeann
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 11:00pmIt‘s all George Bush’s fault…I’m sure of it
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 8:35pmGod help them find the others safe.
Report Post »docgreen
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 10:48pmSnow, I keep seeing all these people say Global Warming. The Two things I would love people to look at is this. The Heating up of the Earths Core melting Glaciers from below! Then we also know that the Cores also heating because of the Volcano’s! Last I want people to ask themselves this. Did China ever do a study on the Geological effects of the 3 Rivers Gorges Dam? From what I’ve read on this, is that the weight of the Water was never calculated and the Geological was never studied Please keep this in mind when we see China getting massive rains, and last think about this. When the Japan Earthquake hit; the Fault that it sitse on moved up and the plate slipped below. causing the US to move closer to the US by a few degrees. My point is this, when you take triliions of gallons of Water and place them on top of the earth, “its like putting it on a Sheet of plywood representing the earths crust. It Bends down and breaks! They didn‘t do the Correct studies and yet these Bozo’s say its Global warming. People look it up; China even agrees they didn’t look at the Geological effect! So when our weather changes and things like this are happening, keep this in mind! We do know the Earth is changimg fast! Doesn’t the Bible say that the Days would be shortened right before he came back?
Report Post »Thevoice
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 8:14pmThere you go China a perfect time to start filling a ghost city with some humans ….
Report Post »docgreen
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 10:50pmVoice read my post on Snows blog!
Report Post »thegodfather
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 7:56pmSad part about these horrible tragedies, is liberals…within the week, will blame it on global warming, and tell us we need to stop drilling for oil.
Report Post »jeann
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 11:02pmI think you’re right
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:49pmDon’t worry! It won’t be long until they begin to curse God for these things as no other explanation will do. Then you will know you are living in the birth pangs of a world under judgment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3nrE2DCp-c&feature=related
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 7:35pmBetter… to be a Soldier and die for a Cause… than by Accident or Execution!
Report Post »hawkeyez
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 7:11pmThey are just like Americans. They will pick up the pieces and carry on. They are NOT Democrats.
Report Post »Thevoice
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 8:18pmI think the guy in third picture works at the Apple I pod factory …But can’t find a App for the mess he is looking at having to pick up ….
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