8 dead, 24 missing in Chongqing downpour
重慶云陽特大暴雨致8人死亡 24人失蹤
Eight people are dead, and 24 are still missing after a heavy rain triggered a landslide in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.
中國西南部重慶的一場特大暴雨引發山體滑坡,導致8人死亡24人仍然失蹤。
Nearly ten thousand people have been forced to evacuate in several townships in Yunyang County.
云陽縣多個鄉鎮近萬人被迫撤離。
The missing include 11 coal miners who were buried by a landslide on Monday morning.
失蹤人員包括周1早上由于山體滑坡被埋的11名礦工。
Local weather authorities say this amount of rain is rare.
當地氣象部門表示這場大雨實屬罕見。
More than 500 professional rescuers are working around the clock, but geographical hazards are complicating matters.
雖然500多名專業救援人員同時間賽跑進行搜救工作,但地質災害實屬復雜。
Rain started to pound northeastern parts of Chongqing on Sunday.
這場特大暴雨是周日于重慶東北部開始。
So far, it's caused direct economic losses of 68 million yuan, or about 11 million US dollars.
截至發稿前,這場特大暴雨導致的直接經濟損失達6800萬人民幣,大約相當于1100萬美元。