{"id":2281942,"date":"2024-06-22T19:59:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T23:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-six-found-dead-after-severe-weather-sparks-landslide\/"},"modified":"2024-06-22T20:04:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T00:04:26","slug":"family-of-six-found-dead-after-severe-weather-sparks-landslide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-six-found-dead-after-severe-weather-sparks-landslide\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of Six Found Dead After Severe Weather Sparks Landslide"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffamily-of-six-found-dead-after-severe-weather-sparks-landslide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2281942&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A family of six tragically died in Fujian province, China, following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-youngkin-issues-state-of-emergency-for-virginia-ahead-of-tropical-storm-ophelia\/\" title=\"Glenn Youngkin declares Virginia state of emergency due to Tropical Storm Ophelia.\">severe weather\u2062 conditions<\/a> that led to landslides. Having \u200bgone \u200cmissing, they\u200b were later discovered dead \u200cby rescuers in a \u2062temple near their home, \u200dwhere they had sought refuge. The temple, located on higher ground, was destroyed by \u200ca landslide. Additionally, neighboring Guangdong province reported\u2062 47 fatalities due to historic \u2063flooding from \u2064the \u200bsame weather events, \u200dwhich also inflicted significant \u200binfrastructure damage, including destroying\u2062 over a hundred bridges and flooding farmlands. With\u2062 billions of dollars in estimated \u200cdamages, the heavy rains lasted from \u200cSunday to Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-wildfire-emissions-more-than-double-all-other-sectors-combined\/\" title=\"Canadian wildfire emissions exceed emissions from all other sectors combined.\">causing\u2062 widespread destruction<\/a> across the affected regions. The Chinese National Meteorological Center \u200chas issued warnings for continued severe weather across several southern and some northern \u2064provinces, reflecting an\u2062 ongoing climate crisis in the area.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 22, 2024 at 3:19am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A family of six was found dead by rescuers in Fujian province, state media reported Saturday, adding to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-have-never-been-less-threatened-by-extreme-weather\/\" title=\"Americans face less threat from extreme weather than ever before.\">extreme weather deaths<\/a> after downpours caused landslides in the area, even as authorities extended a warning of more severe weather ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The six people, who had previously been reported missing, were found dead in a temple near their home by rescuers after days of searching in Fujian\u2019s Shanghang county, according to the state-backed Hongxing news. They had gone to the temple seeking shelter, as it was on higher ground, but the building was toppled by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/monstrous-alaska-landslide-shatters-family-parents-2-children-confirmed-dead-one-child-still-missing\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">landslide<\/a>, killing the family.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities on Friday had said <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-flooding-guangdong-4c9ff00b28335e7c54ac1c7acdbc09c5\">47 people<\/a> were dead in neighboring Guangdong province, which has seen historic flooding caused by the rains. The weather damaged more than a hundred bridges and flooded farmland, and destroyed roads connecting rural townships.<\/p>\n<p>The heaviest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-least-7-dead-texas-oklahoma-arkansas-severe-weather-roars-across-region\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rains<\/a> were from Sunday into Tuesday, toppling trees and collapsing homes, and authorities estimated billions of dollars in damage.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s National Meteorological Center issued a warning for more extreme weather across a swath of provinces in the south on Saturday, extending a warning from Friday, and for a few areas in the north.<\/p>\n<p>Henan and Anhui provinces in central China, as well as Jiangsu province on the coast and the southern province of Guizhou, all are expecting hail and strong thunderstorms, according to the forecast.<\/p>\n<p>In Heilongjiang province in the northeast, railways canceled multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/steel-bridge-gets-completely-shut-freight-train-derailment-hazmat-team-summoned\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">trains<\/a> running over the weekend owing to the heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-beijing-rainfall-floods-1a8f968799bd539d11f3421010b8f2a9\">Fujian and Guangxi provinces<\/a> in southern China that experienced landslides and flooding amid heavy rain. One student died in Guangxi after falling into a river swollen from the downpour.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harrison-ford-announces-end-of-iconic-character-i-need-to-sit-down-and-rest-a-little-bit\/\" title=\"Harrison Ford retires iconic character, needs rest.\">normal editorial standards<\/a>. It is provided to our readers as a service from The Western Journal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44902\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44902\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44902\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44902\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44902\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Associated Press is an independent, not-for-profit news cooperative headquartered in New York City. Their teams in over 100 countries tell the world\u2019s stories, from breaking news to investigative reporting. 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