GENERAL

15 killed as rainstorms pound parts of China

BEIJING: Torrential rain has triggered landslides and rising water levels in major rivers in many parts of China, killing 15 people and injuring several others in central China’s Hunan Province, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The Ministry of Emergency Management, on Saturday, said in a statement that Hunan would experience heavy rainstorms and parts of the province would see ‘extremely heavy rainstorms from Saturday evening to Monday’.

Source: Emirates News Agency