DELUGE: Southern China Hit By Massive Flooding And Landslides Following 4 Inches Of Rainfall In 24 Hours - Seven People Killed; Mass Displacements And Evacuations!

May 10, 2015 - CHINA - China's Ministry of Civil Affairs say that provinces in southern China have been affected by recent heavy rain, strong winds and hail. The heavy rain has caused flooding and landslides, leaving thousands displaced and several people dead.

In Hunan province, 28.5 million people have been affected by the bad weather. It is thought that at around 2 people have been killed in a landslide caused by the heavy rain in the province. Around 3,200 people were evacuated and more than 2,400 people needed emergency assistance. As many as 400 houses have collapsed and more than 4,600 have been damaged in the landslide and floods.

In Hubai province, 1,300 people have been evacuated after nearly 200 houses collapsed and more than 2,300 were damaged by heavy rain and floods. Over 500 have been evacuated after floods in Guizhou province.

Three people have been reported as drowned in flood water in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

One person died in a lightning strike in Jiangxi province. Another victim was also killed by lightning in Gunagdong province, where around 1,900 people have been evacuated after more than 500 houses were damaged by the severe weather.

Parts of Sichuan province have also been affected by the floods and severe weather.

Rainfall figures, 10 and 11 May 2015, Southern China

Below are WMO rainfall figures for a 24 hour period between 10 and 11 May 2015:

Shaoguan, Guangdong province - 104 mm

Nancheng, Dongguan, Guangdong province - 103 mm

Sanming, Fujian province - 75.8 mm

Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province - 88 mm

- Floodlist.

 

DELUGE: Extreme Weather Hits China - Giant Hailstorms, Heavy Rain, Widespread Flooding And Landslides Kill At Least 16 People!

April 01, 2014 - CHINA - Heavy storms and giant hailstones have left at least 16 people dead and caused widespread property damage in southern China.

Destruction: This factory workshop was completely destroyed when giant hailstones hit
the area of Dongguan in southern China's Guangxi province

The poor weather has lasted more than a week, bringing landslides and flooding - particularly in the autonomous Guangxi province, which borders Vietnam.

Local authorities say at least 16 people have been killed, although that figure is likely to rise as the true extent of the devastation cannot be fully assessed until the poor weather subsides.

Yesterday the Civil Affairs Department of Guangxi said at least 70 houses had collapsed, with another 1,716 badly damaged, and more than 2,000 hectares of crops destroyed.

No protection: A roof in Dongguan is covered in holes after giant hailstones crashed through the ceiling

Saved: Rescuers try to move a car trapped in a flooded area of Dongguan early this morning
after heavy rain and hailstorms hit Guangdong province

Rescue: At least 16 people have been killed after heavy storms hit southern China. In this picture, workers are seen carrying a cabinet as they clean up debris at a construction site in Dongguan

Damage: Local authorities say at least 16 people have been killed in the storms. That figure is likely to rise, however, as the true extent of the devastation can only be fully assessed once the poor weather subsides

Floods: Local weather forecasts said heavy rain and hail is expected to continue to hit parts of Guangxi
over the next few days, before subsiding in the latter half of this week

Danger: A ceiling in Dongmen is potted with large holes after heavy rain and hailstorms hit southern China

Local weather forecasts said heavy rain and hail is expected to continue to hit parts of Guangxi over the next few days, before subsiding in the latter half of this week.

Landslide and flood warnings are likely to remain in place well into next week. - Daily Mail.

GEOLOGICAL UPHEAVAL: Land Subsidence Continues In China - Car Nearly Falls Into Giant Sinkhole In Southern China!

August 04, 2013 - CHINA - A driver had a lucky escape in southern China when a giant sinkhole opened up just inches in front of his car.

The 20ft wide hole - more than 20ft deep - appeared in Nanning city just days after local TV and phone companies had laid new cables under the highway.

"One second the road was there, the next it was just a hole," said one witness.

"The driver managed to stop just in time just as one of his wheels was touching the edge," they added.

And a giant truck ahead of the motor was almost pulled into the hole when its rear wheels were caught in the other side.

A police spokesman said: "We are investigating the cause of the collapse." - Orange.

GEOLOGICAL UPHEAVAL: Land Subsidence Continues in China - Sinkholes in Nanning Force Relocation of 355 Students; Pits Collapsed With Thunderous Sounds!

A total of 355 students at a village in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, have been evacuated after sinkholes opened up, local authorities said Friday.

The biggest collapse pit Hang Hau area of about 300 square meters, the naked eye can not see the bottom of the pit. Reporter Tang Huiji photo

The affected students from Tanluo No.2 Middle School were relocated to other schools or taken back home after five fissures were found at Tanluo village, Xixiangtang district, Thursday night and Friday morning, including a 300-square-meter sinkhole, an official with the district government said. Land subsidence also affected four villages in Xixiangtang district on June 1 with 844 people evacuated. The subsidence caused one building to collapse and damaged six others. - China News Center.

At 1:30 on the 8th, reporters rushed to the town of Tanluo Tanluo village, collapsed near the dark, nearby residents have been evacuated. New collapse pit 3, the first one in Tanluo town (hereinafter referred to as "in Tanluo II") in front of the Hang Hau area of ​​about three square meters, about 0.5 meters deep. By the collapse affect the pit of the school walls also appeared in the cracks of about 2 m. On-site monitoring personnel according to their most recent two or three hours of observation, the pit depth continues to increase. The collapse pit distance Tanluo, two in front of the original collapse of the pit is only 23 meters, old collapse pit backfilling is completed just in the afternoon of the 6th. Addition, two new collapse pit in the paddy fields Tanluo two diagonally opposite, about 300 meters from the school gates.

First discovered in the village cadres, the collapse pit 9:30 the evening of 7 Xu, his inspections to the sound of water to rice paddies, paddy fields to hear constant reports "crashed". Village cadres raised his flashlight according to the paddy fields, the scene before he was surprised by a large seedlings disappeared, and two dark hole appear in the the middle of the paddy fields. Who heard Tanluo town party secretary Ma significantly ball barefoot into the field, walked a few meters from the pit only position when he suddenly heard the pit came a burst of thunder sound. He thought that the new collapse, and quickly turned out of the paddy fields. As the lights dim, he failed to see the pit size and pit. At 2:00 on the 8th, the reporter stood about 100 meters from the collapse pit 005 County Road, you can clearly hear the pit came the sound of water. From time to time there is a similar thunderous sound came out, chilling.  - SOHU [Translated].

GEOLOGICAL UPHEAVAL: Land Subsidence Continues in China - Xixiangtang Sinkhole Forces 844 People to Evacuate!

A sinkhole in Southern China has caused 844 people to evacuate their homes, which have been deemed unsafe. 

The Huffington Post reports that the sinkhole, which is about 1.5 meters (5 feet) deep and 2.5 meters (8 feet) wide, has already caused one building to collapse, It has also caused six buildings to tilt and one to crack, although no injuries have been reported.  The Xinhua News Agency, the official news, reported that the sinkhole occurred on Saturday near a middle school in Nanning city's Xixiangtang district after the school dug a well in hopes of easing a water shortage in the area.  According to The Washington Post, more than 800 villagers had to be evacuate in China's Guangxi province. Sinkholes have been fairly commong in china in recent years, which is known for its karst topography.

The sinkholes and land cracks have been common because of intense construction and mining activities in the past years, along with insufficient geological regulation.  The last documented sinkhole in China opened in the middle of a street in April of this year, and a girl, who was walking along the street while talking on her phone, walked into it. Gawker reports that the girl fell into a sinkhole which was about 6 meters deep in China's Xi'an city.  A cab driver who was passing by and saw the collapse helped rescue here, climbing down the hold using a loose cable, which was hanging beneath the walkway. Firefighters showed up, bringing a ladder with them, and helped her out.  According to Gawker, cabbie Wang Wei recalled: "The ladder kept moving about, it's a little flimsy and the girl kept screaming out of fear. So I told her to go first and I'll be right behind her. Finally we managed to get out." - Inquisitr.

EXTRATERRESTRIAL & UFO MEMES: Alien Hybrid or Starchild Discovered In China - Boy Able to See Clearly in Pitch Dark?!

A boy has stunned medics with his ability to see in pitch black with eyes that glow in the dark.

Doctors have studied Nong Youhui's amazing eyesight since his dad took him to hospital in Dahua, southern China, concerned over his bright blue eyes.

Dad Ling said: "They told me he would grow out of it and that his eyes would stop glowing and turn black like most Chinese people but they never did."

Medical tests conducted in complete darkness show Youhui can read perfectly without any light and sees as clearly as most people do during the day.

Could Nong Youhui be a Hybrid or Starchild? A new and growing generation of extraordinary and gifted children are springing up across our planet, is the human species evolving, or possibly our extraterrestrial visitors tinkering with our DNA? - Asia Paranormal.

WATCH: Strange human in China.

Monumental Earth Changes: Drought Impacts 44 Million in China!

A historic drought in southern China has caused billions of dollars in losses to agriculture and left millions of people and animals short of drinking water, government officials said Tuesday.

And with no significant rain forecast for the next 10 days, there's no relief in sight, according to the National Meteorological Center. The impact of the drought, which began in June, is being felt across four provinces, affecting more than 44 million people, Ministry of Civil Affairs said. The direct economic loss is estimated at RMB 28.6 billion, or US $4.5 billion. In Guizhou province, it's the worst drought in 60 years, affecting 21.5 million people, the ministry said. More than 7 million people and 3 million cattle are short of drinking water. The drought has damaged 1.8 million hectares (4.4 million acres) of farmland, according to the ministry. The Chinese government is ramping up aid for farmers impacted by the drought, the Ministry of Agriculture said. The Ministry of Finance will distribute relief funds. Agriculture experts will be sent to the rain-starved areas to help farmers combat the shortfall of precipitation and see to the allocation of relief materials like seeds and fertilizers. -  CNN.