The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China

08/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/07/2024 19:00

Communication, power supplies largely resume in flood-hit Chinese city

Workers repair electric power facilities in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. Communication and power supplies have largely resumed in Zixing, a county-level city in Hunan Province. Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads. [Photo/Xinhua] An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows disaster relief workers clearing the mud near a house in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province. [Photo/Xinhua] An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows disaster relief workers clearing the mud near a house in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province. [Photo/Xinhua] Villagers transplant rice seedlings in Xingning Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] Workers repair a damaged road in Bailang Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] A worker repairs a damaged road in Bailang Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows the disaster-affected areas in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province. [Photo/Xinhua] Workers repair electric power facilities in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] Villagers carry barrels of water in Zhongdong Village of Bailang Town, Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows an excavator dredging a river in Zhoumensi Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province. [Photo/Xinhua] An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2024 shows villagers transplanting rice seedlings in Xingning Town of Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]