Devastating floods in China this year have killed at least 590 people and affected about 59 million others in various parts of the country, officials said today.
Zhou Xuewen, China’s deputy minister of Emergency Management, told a news conference that the floods, between January and October, affected a total of 58.9 million people, while 590 others lost their lives or are still missing.
The devastating floods, he said, caused the displacement of about 3.51 million people, while 203,000 homes collapsed.
“The economic losses caused by the floods rose to 240.6 billion yuan ($ 37.6 billion),” the Chinese deputy minister said, according to the Chinese daily The Paper.
Chinese authorities this year recorded higher rainfall in many regions.
Heavy rains have caused severe flooding in Shanxi, Henan and Hubei provinces since July in China, causing rivers to overflow, breaking down barriers and damaging dams that produce electricity.
Zhou said the flood disaster was “more serious than in previous years”.
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