Heavy rain in China

According to Xinhua, as of July 8, at least 26 people have died, 17 people are missing and more than 8 million people have lost their homes due to heavy flooding caused by floods in Sichuan province, China. It was reported that more than 44 districts and towns were submerged in the sea, 44,000 houses were damaged, more than 20,000 others were completely destroyed.

Floodwaters also destroyed 76 roads, traffic routes that made rescue work difficult, estimated losses of nearly 1.5 billion USD.

The Chinese Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Civil Affairs issued an emergency red alert, sending an investigation team to Sichuan. The government mobilized thousands of soldiers to take part in flood prevention and overcoming in this province.

Mexico's Interior Ministry's civil defense agency said heavy rains in the past few days flooded 18 of the country's 32 states, killing at least 70 people and injuring hundreds .

The Ministry of Home Affairs of this country had to issue 8 urgent notices about hydro-meteorological phenomena. In Mexico City, many urban districts were flooded with water due to the heavy rain and hail. Currently the drainage system in the area is almost numb.

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