Nearly 200 people have been killed and 100 reported missing during floods in southern and eastern China. Heavy rainfall in June followed the worse recorded drought in 50 years, affecting at least 13 provinces according to the ministry. Reports suggest that more than 1.6 million people were evacuated and over 8000 houses were destroyed. In the province of Zhejiang more than 4.4 million people were affected by the flooding.
Losses from the flooding are over $4.9 billion over all and $1.18 billion in Zhejiang alone. 171,000 hectares of crops have been destroyed as a result of the flooding. Reports suggest it is the worse flood on record in the southern province of Jiangxi. Provinces affected include; Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan and Zhejiang.
The flooding was a result of intense rainfall due to a tropical storm, which led to the overflow and damage of reservoirs and rivers including the Yangtze River. The Yangtze Basin was put on the highest alert level due to the threat of flooding and thousands were evacuated as a result.
The flood left widespread destruction and damage. Infrastructure were damaged or destroyed, roads flooded, houses destroyed or submerged, farmland submerged, livestock killed and millions displaced.
The government has provided aid for the relief effort.
By Saajeda Bandali
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