Facebook Twitter 新浪微博 Instagram YouTube Monday, Jul 25, 2016
Search
Archive
English
English>>China Society

Heavy rain in N. China leaves 164 dead

(Xinhua)    19:36, July 25, 2016

BEIJING, July 25 -- Heavy rain battering north and northeast China last week left 164 people dead with another 125 missing, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

As of 9:00 a.m. Monday, rain had affected more than 14.76 million people in 10 provincial-level regions, including the hardest hit provinces of Henan and Hebei, forcing the relocation of 514,000 people. Nearly 125,000 people are in urgent need of basic living assistance.

Some 126,000 houses collapsed and 344,000 houses were damaged to varying degrees. Floods also affected 1.18 million hectares of crops. Total direct economic losses were estimated at 31.14 billion yuan (4.7 billion U.S. dollars).

(For the latest China news, Please follow People's Daily on Twitter and Facebook)(Editor: Huang Jin,Bianji)

Add your comment

Related reading

We Recommend

Most Viewed

Day|Week

Key Words