Rainstorms flood Chinas Sichuan province, killing dozens

July 10, 2013 22:16

Rainstorms that are said to be the worst in five decades have flooded large areas of southwest China, washing out bridges, triggering a landslide that buried dozens of people, and destroying a memorial to victims of the devastating 2008 earthquake in Sichuan Province that flattened large parts of the same area.

The state news media reported Wednesday that heavy rains, which began last weekend, have killed more than 50 people across China and disrupted two million lives.

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