Dandong Yalu River section of disastrous floods affected 200 thousand people
Since the flood season this year, the fifth round of Liaoning experience heavy rainfall. Affected by the flood of Dandong city’s population of 9.4 million ahead of the transfer. As at 16:00 on the on the 22nd, floods have caused the death of Liaoning Dandong 4 people died, and one people missing. The city’s 48 villages and towns are seriously affected, the affected population of 202 thousand people, 195 industrial and mining enterprises stop production, destroyed a total of 83.47 km embankment, roads are cut off 297 times.
Egyptian Museum, Van Gogh painting is stolen due to poor security
Egyptian government officials announced at noon local time on the 21st, the capital of Cairo, a museum piece of Van Gogh work is stolen, its whereabouts is a mystery
Culture Minister Aziz held a news conference at noon on the 21st, said that the stolen painting called “poppy”, the original possession of Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Cairo. Shortly after the 21 am opening, the staff found this piece of painting was stolen from the canvas after cutting. Staff said that before opening day, painting is still hanging in place.
Police then entered the museum, notes to see surveillance video of the scene looking for fingerprints, ask all the librarians. Museum surveillance video shows the morning, the visitors enter the museum only 10 people total. Hosni said the museum reported missing, the government alerted airports across the country, the port to take special measures to prevent paintings were smuggled abroad.
Geological disaster hit Wenchuan, so Wenchuan faces the second reconstruction
Induced by heavy rainfall in the flood season this year under the worst-hit Wenchuan earthquake secondary disasters concentrated outbreak of geological.
August 20, issued outside of Sichuan Province, “813″ serious Debris Flow Disaster in disaster, as of August 19 has caused 576 million people were affected across the province, geological disasters, large-scale 75, the direct economic losses of about tolls 6.89 billion yuan.
As a heavy earthquake hit the Mianzhu Qingping, Longchi Yingxiu and three township of Dujiangyan, is the most affected areas.
Experts in the mountains, the geological earthquake induced secondary disaster will last more than 10 years, of which 5 years is the peak period. Landslides triggered by earthquakes, landslides, mudslides and flash floods disaster chain formation will be tested for a long period of time in Sichuan.
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