Published 16:25 IST, June 15th 2020
3-storey house collapses into river in China due to severe flooding; Watch
3-Storey House structure is carried away with floodwater in the video captured during the exact moment of impact in the province of Guangxi in southern China.
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Shocking foot of a three-story building that collapsed into a river in China due to flooding has stunned internet. Captured during exact moment of impact, foot shows building shattering during ongoing floods in China. Seconds later, entire structure is carried away with floodwater. incident has left internet concerned about impact of climate change.
According to reports, incident occurred in province of Guangxi in sourn China, where at least 18 have been killed and 8 have gone missing due to storms and flood that hit region earlier this month. Although building was evacuated beforehand, casualties were reported. Rains, approximately 6 inches wreaked havoc across several regions coupled with storms and massive flooding as country barely even made it out of COVID-19 crisis.
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“In heavy rain season, y will release water from those dams in china and downstream countries will flood instead soon,” wrote a commenter on similar video shared on YouTube. “İs re something wrong with "UN" world politicians??? Authorities obviously see signs of deforestation and climate change but still, igrance is bliss,” wrote ar, concerned about global warming repercussions.
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More than 2,000 homes damd
Authorities in Zunyi city, located south of Chongqing, as per local reports, listed that as many as 13,000 people had been evacuated from areas of high risk of such incidences with more than 2,000 homes damd by floodwaters in city already. In Guizhou Province, authorities reportedly evacuated 700,000 people impacted by flooding, including 29,500 people who were forced to evacuate as y did t want to abandon home. While people are reluctant to vacate, authorities have been citing such collapses and buildings tearing down in horrific incidents in order to relocate people to safer regions.
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16:25 IST, June 15th 2020