By MALILA Harris
Northeast China has seen one of the worst-ever flood in decades. At least 127,000 people were evacuated from the region after a huge deluge swept away homes and people. The torrential rains wiped away several homes along the border with North Korea. The official said that at least four people were killed and one was missing in the northeastern province of Liaoning.
From last a few month China has been suffering from severe deluge in many parts and just before the flood in northeastern region, at least 1,400 people were killed in mudslides in Gansu province.
The Yalu River separates China from North Korea and this year due to heavy rain river has broken its banks. The city of North Korea that is bordered China also faced the brunt of flood. The heavy deluge has submerged the city of Sinuiju. Korea has already deployed military to evacuate people from the region. Already 5,150 people are evacuated and no death reported so far.
The North Korean city is an important region from the point of view of trade. Much of the country’s economy is depended on the city’s daily trade deals.
North Korea has had been always a victim of natural calamity like flood and drought. The agricultural sector has got much affected by the continuous flood. Already much of forest belt is denuded for firewood and other purposes, so the region is now under frequent landslide and flash floods.
In China flood has destroyed five cities and wiped out homes and buildings, causing a huge lose of around least $100 million.
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