Flood kills 700 people in China
The floods have taken lives of 701 people in China for the present year.People can still expect some more heavy rains in nine provinces.State Control Board and Drought relief head quarters said in the starting of the year some 347 people were missing due to the flood.The flood which happened recently killed 187 people and left 173 missing.
As many as 15 provinces were hit by the torrential rain and a tropical storm forecast is been identified. President has ordered ensure the safety of citizens and properties.The economic loss due to the flood in China comes up to 142 billion yuan and for the present month the loss is 38 billion yuan.The floods have damaged 7 million hectares of farm land and 645,000 houses for this year.
The torrential rain and pests may cause 10% of loss to the world’s largest grain producer. The uncontrollable rain has caused much damage to the early rice crops.The most affected province which had much rain was the jiangu province and Anhui. The flood has obtained a good amount of electricity of 6.78 billion kilowatt. Within a week other provinces like Sichuan, Henan, Hubei, Yunnan, Guangxi and Guangdong are expected to receive heavy rains.