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 SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Torrential rains, mud flows and lightning strikes have killed at least 59 people in China this week, state media reported Thursday.
Twenty-two people were killed when rainstorms hit Jinan, capital of eastern Shandong province, on Wednesday night, Xinhua News Agency said. Six people were missing and 142 were injured.
The city and surrounding area received a record 7 inches of rainfall over three hours, the report said. The storm disrupted traffic and cut off electricity and the water supply, the city government said, according to Xinhua.
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