22 dead, 6 missing in rainstorms in east China city
GOV.cn Thursday, July 19, 2007


Cars are trapped on a flooded road in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong province, July 18, 2007. A heavy rain hit Jinan on Wednesday, causing a traffic breakdown in many areas of the city. [Xinhua Photo]



Cars are trapped on a flooded road in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong province, July 18, 2007. A heavy rain hit Jinan on Wednesday, causing a traffic breakdown in many areas of the city. [Xinhua Photo]



Cars are trapped on a flooded road in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong province, July 18, 2007. A heavy rain hit Jinan on Wednesday, causing a traffic breakdown in many areas of the city. [Xinhua Photo]

Twenty-two persons were killed, six missing and 142 injured as rainstorms hit Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday, local government sources said on Thursday.

The city and its vicinity received a record of 180 mm of rainfall within three hours from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, the city's meteorological bureau said.

The rainstorm also cut off traffic, electricity and water supply for three hours, the government said.

There is no report on economic loss, number of affected residents and collapsed houses amid the rainfall.  

Editor: Letian Pan
Source: Xinhua