Liulin Town in Sui County, Suizhou City, Hubei Province, was hit by extremely heavy rainfall which triggered floods from August 11 to 12. Gospel Times interviewed Rev. Liao Haomin, chairman and president of Suizhou CC&TSPM, to learn about the situation of local churches and believers.
Pastor Liao introduced that the main areas battered by the torrential rainstorms were Liulin and Changgang Town in the southern area of Suizhou. Some Christians in Liulin Town and Jinchuan County were affected, including an old missing believer who is still being looked for.
The church where Liao served in Zengdu District would pay a visit to Hedian Town and prepare some materials to be delivered to the disaster area, the pastor added. The church is also in contact with other meeting points in Liulin Town, waiting to provide help according to new information.
According to Sui County Government on August 13, from 21:00 on August 11 to 9:00 on the 12th, Liulin Township had accumulated rainfall of 503 mm, its most extreme value since the onset of meteorological records. The average depth of water in the town was 3.5 meters and the deepest point was five meters, as the town is low-lying, surrounded by mountains on three sides.
China's state TV broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday that based on preliminary investigations, the record-breaking rainstorm had affected more than 8,000 people in the town, leaving 21 dead and 4 missing. More than 2,700 houses and shops were flooded and damaged, of which 221 collapsed. The township's electricity and communications were cut off.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
8月11日至12日，湖北随州市随县柳林镇发生极端强降雨天气，造成水灾。
据湖北省随州市随县政府8月13日发布通报，从8月11日21时至12日9时，柳林镇累计降雨503毫米，为有气象记录以来的历史极值。柳林镇镇区三面环山，平均积水深度达3.5米，最深处达5米。
另据央视8月13日报道：经当地初步排查，此轮强降雨造成柳林镇8000余人受灾，21人死亡、4人失联；受淹、受损房屋商铺2700余间，其中倒塌221间；镇区电力、通信中断。
福音时报同工联系到了随州市基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席、随州市基督教协会会长廖浩敏牧师，向其了解当地教会和信徒受灾情况。
据廖牧师介绍，此次极端强降雨主要影响地区为随州的南部地区柳林、长岗等地。通过上午了解，柳林镇和金川县有一些弟兄姊妹受灾比较严重，其中有一个老信徒在水灾之后失踪，现在正在寻找。
廖牧师所在教会属于曾都区，今天下午教会会到另外一个镇——何店镇探访，他们准备了一些物资，下午会送到灾区。
此外，教会也正在积极联络柳林镇等地其它的堂点，等待消息，提供帮助。
请主内的各教会牧长、弟兄姊妹为随州、为柳林镇等地的水灾向主献上恒切的祷告，请大家伸出基督里的爱来帮助随州、柳林镇等地的弟兄姊妹和受灾群众。
（福音时报特约撰稿人8月13日报道）
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Liulin Town in Sui County, Suizhou City, Hubei Province, was hit by extremely heavy rainfall which triggered floods from August 11 to 12. Gospel Times interviewed Rev. Liao Haomin, chairman and president of Suizhou CC&TSPM, to learn about the situation of local churches and believers.
Pastor Liao introduced that the main areas battered by the torrential rainstorms were Liulin and Changgang Town in the southern area of Suizhou. Some Christians in Liulin Town and Jinchuan County were affected, including an old missing believer who is still being looked for.
The church where Liao served in Zengdu District would pay a visit to Hedian Town and prepare some materials to be delivered to the disaster area, the pastor added. The church is also in contact with other meeting points in Liulin Town, waiting to provide help according to new information.
According to Sui County Government on August 13, from 21:00 on August 11 to 9:00 on the 12th, Liulin Township had accumulated rainfall of 503 mm, its most extreme value since the onset of meteorological records. The average depth of water in the town was 3.5 meters and the deepest point was five meters, as the town is low-lying, surrounded by mountains on three sides.
China's state TV broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday that based on preliminary investigations, the record-breaking rainstorm had affected more than 8,000 people in the town, leaving 21 dead and 4 missing. More than 2,700 houses and shops were flooded and damaged, of which 221 collapsed. The township's electricity and communications were cut off.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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