Anger erupts over govt handling of China floodBEIJING: Anger erupted on Saturday over floods in northern China that left more than 200 people dead or missing, with media and Internet users accusing officials of negligence. A video of him kneeling before wailing relatives who lost family members spread on social media, showing three distraught women clutching at his arm while asking how many had died. Heavy downpours have already wreaked havoc in central and southern China, flooding several major cities and causing over 200 deaths, state media has said. Flooding is not uncommon during the summer monsoon season in northern China, but rains have been unusually heavy across the country this summer. Local deputy Communist Party secretary Wang Qingfei drew ire for earlier comments that there had been “no casualties” in the flood, the Beijing News said.

Source: Manila Times July 23, 2016 15:22 UTC