Floods in China’s Hunan Kill at Least 6 as Residents Say Losses Exceed Official Toll

A Chinese resident told The Epoch Times that villages were swept away and losses were far higher.

A landslide destroys a house in Yuelin village of Shouyue town of Hengyang city, central Hunan Province, China, on July 28, 2024. Chen Zhenhai/Xinhua via AP

Shimen County, under Changde city in northwestern Hunan, has been hit by extreme rainfall since May 17. State-run news agency reported that the death toll had risen to six by 8 a.m. on May 21, with 10 others still missing, and more than 100,000 residents were affected.

Meanwhile, some residents said the losses appeared far greater and that some villages were left cut off without power, water, or communications.