Floods, Landslides Killed At Least 135 People In China

Not less than 135 people have been confirmed after a heavy rains which triggered flooding and landslides in China leaving at least 135 people dead, local authorities and state media reported.


More than 100 people are missing following the storms in Hebei, Henan and Shanxi provinces, official news agency Xinhua said.



According to China's Civil Affairs Department, more than 52,000 houses collapsed and an additional 161,000 were damaged.

The flooding occurred between Monday and Thursday and affected nearly 8.9 million people, the Civil Affairs Department said.

This year's flood season has been the worst since 1998, according to state. The 1998 floods led to the deaths of almost 4,000 people.

Turkey: Failed Attempted Coup D'état

Turkey's government defeated a coup attempt yesterday, July 15, 2016 by a renegade faction of the military, restoring control on Saturday to the major cities after a night of chaos and clashes that killed nearly 200 and has put the country into uncertainty.

Authorities arrested thousands of people as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed those responsible "will pay a heavy price for their treason"

Highlights of the Turkey's attempted coups d'état:

1. Turkey's president today declared that he is in control of the country.

2. Over 250 people have been killed in Turkey coup attempt.

3. 1,563 military members have been arrested so far

By morning, government forces had closed in on the army headquarters in Ankara, the final stronghold of coup plotters, said a senior Turkish official who added that 1,563 members of the military have been arrested so far.

Smoke billows was seen from an area near the presidential palace, right, in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, July 16, 2016.

In Istanbul, the streets were largely empty after a night of gunfire, explosions and violent confrontations on the bridges and in the city's main squares.

The President called on Turks to take to the streets across the country, and many did, marching through the streets of Izmir and Istanbul, waving Turkish flags and gathering in the main square in Ankara.