Heavy rains in southern China killed 26 people

The Office of the National Disaster Mitigation Commission said that from June 18, heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in some areas such as Jiangnan, China, and South West of the country.

The Office of the National Disaster Mitigation Commission said that from June 18, heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in some areas such as Jiangnan, China, and South West of the country.

Picture 1 of Heavy rains in southern China killed 26 people

A bridge was destroyed in the flooding battle in Liming Village, Jiangxi Province.(Source: AFP / VNA)

According to the agency, as of June 22, natural disasters have affected the lives of nearly 4.9 million people in 9 provinces and cities of China, including Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, and Guangxi. , Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan.

Natural calamities have also killed 26 people (Hunan alone has 11 people), 3 people are missing, more than 337,000 people are urgently evacuated, 115,000 people need relief, more than 8,700 houses collapsed, 66,000 houses were damaged harm.

The area of ​​agricultural crops devastated by natural disasters amounted to 283,800ha, of which 42,200ha were lost, causing direct damage of over 4 billion Yuan, equivalent to 772,000 USD.

Update 16 December 2018
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