Rainstorms affect over 700,000 people in China's Jiangxi
21:13 UTC+8, 2020-06-09
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About 728,000 people in east China's Jiangxi Province have been affected as of Tuesday afternoon due to rain-triggered floods, the provincial emergency management office said.
21:13 UTC+8, 2020-06-09
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About 728,000 people in east China's Jiangxi Province have been affected as of Tuesday afternoon due to rain-triggered floods, the provincial emergency management office said.
The rainstorms started on June 2 and have forced 47,000 people to evacuate, damaged 42,300 hectares of crops and toppled 237 houses. It caused a direct economic loss of 720 million yuan (about US$101.7 million), according to official statistics.
The weather department forecast another round of significant rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday in the province.
Source: Xinhua
Editor: Chen Xiaoli
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