Flood kills 2 in C. China, 2 missing   

湖南百萬人遭受洪澇災害 因災死亡2人失蹤2人

連日席卷湖南大部的強降雨給當地造成嚴重洪澇災害。據湖南省防汛抗旱指揮部27日最新統計，目前該省已有107萬人受災，因災死亡2人，失蹤2人，直接經濟損失達6.1億元人民幣。

Changsha (CNS) -- Severe floods in Hunan Province have affected 1.07 million residents, left two dead and two missing, and imposed direct economic losses that amount to 610 million yuan (US$95.96 million), according to the Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, Wednesday.

Two rounds of strong rainfall have pummeled the region since June 21, from the southeastern part towards the west and north.

The provincial authority launched the year's first wide-range emergent flood response plan on Sunday. Zhuzhou, Changde, Yiyang, Chenzhou, and Yongzhou are among the most seriously affected cities.

Some 18,940 people were swiftly transferred to avoid further casualties or loss of life.