S China braces for more hailstorms
Updated: 2013-03-21 23:16
(Xinhua)
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BEIJING - South China will see more storms packing rain, winds and hail over the next three days, Chinese weather authorities said Thursday.
The storms will mainly hit eastern Guizhou, Hunan and northern Jiangxi provinces, according to the National Meteorological Center.
South China has experienced three rounds of similar weather events in March, with the most serious bout seen on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the center.
Twenty-four people have died and another four remained missing amid the spell of severe weather that has been ripping through southern China since Tuesday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Thursday.
The severe weather has affected 1.53 million residents in Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong and Guizhou provinces, including 215,000 people who have been displaced, the ministry said in a statement.
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