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5 killed, 17 injured in rain shelter collapse as torrential rainfall batters SW China’s Sichuan, leading to relocation of 21,784_我的网站

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A | 反对党工人党前非选区议员余振忠因为就阿裕尼-后港市镇理事会的管理事件，在社交媒体发表针对国家发展部的不实言论，而接获更正指示。

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In Changning county, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, a temporary rain shelter collapsed during a banquet at a villager’s home on Tuesday evening, killing five people and injuring 17 others, Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday.
According to the Changning county emergency management bureau, the accident occurred at around 5:30 pm on Tuesday during a banquet held to celebrate the admission of the villager’s child to college. The parapet wall on the roof of the first floor, which was used to secure the shelter, collapsed after water accumulated on the structure and excessive tension was placed on the ropes.
The accident killed three people at the scene, while two others later died after emergency treatment failed. Another 17 injured people are currently receiving treatment in hospital. Local authorities are making every effort to treat the injured and handle the aftermath of the incident.
The accident occurred amid torrential rains battering parts of Sichuan, leading to relocation of 21,784 people in advance as of Wednesday morning. The rainfall also triggered two geological disasters, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported.
According to the office of the geological disaster prevention and control command of Sichuan Province, heavy to torrential rain hit areas such as Chengdu and Zigong in Sichuan, with some areas experiencing extreme heavy rain. The maximum precipitation recorded at Shulin village, Dongpo district, and Meishan city reached 118 millimeters.
The heavy rainfall triggered two geological disasters. One occurred in Jiulong county, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, where the affected road has been restored to traffic. The other occurred in Wenchuan county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, causing a disruption on G350 national highway. Local transportation authorities have implemented traffic control measures and are continuing repair efforts.
As of 7 am on Wednesday, a total of 21,784 people had been relocated to safety in advance over the previous 24 hours across 64 counties-level regions in 13 cities and prefectures in Sichuan. Among them, the largest numbers were recorded in Liangshan (7,346 people), Mianyang (3,174 people), and Ya’an (2,400 people). Since the start of the flood season, Sichuan has carried out advance evacuations for a total of 1,102,694 people.
Global Times
。国家发展部发文告说，余振忠分别在上个月25和27日，在社交网站Facebook个人页面发表贴文，质疑当局之前对阿裕尼-后港市镇会采取行动的依据和动机。余振忠在贴文中指国家发展部在市镇会无法提交审计报告后，委任独立审计师介入调查是错误的，因为审计报告无法提交是电脑系统公司AIM突然中止合约以及市镇会管理交接过程出问题所致。

B | 他也指当局委任独立审计师和调查团，并暂停发放市镇会拨款的做法是出于政治目的。对此，国家发展部驳斥余振忠的说法不实。当局当时要求展开进一步审计调查是因为市镇会本身的内部审计师发现了多项财务和会计疏漏，进而引发公款是否被妥当使用的严重质疑。而且，当局也是为了履行法定责任，确保所有市镇会有足够的监管能力，保障公款的妥善使用。