In the flood zone in China was 12 million people
As a result of prolonged heavy rains in Central China in the disaster area were more than 12.2 million residents. On 9 July, reported the Agency “Xinhua”.
In Hunan province, 83 people were killed or went missing, cites the local administration. Among them, 28 people were buried under the rubble caused by landslides, 13 were flood victims, 22 were killed in the building collapse, four were sunk, another 16 were killed or went missing as a result of the collapse of the soil or for other reasons.
Urgently was evacuated 1.62 million people, more than 470 thousand people are in urgent need of financial assistance.
Strong rains, which run from June 22 to a large area of Hunan, 53 destroyed thousands of homes, 68 thousand were seriously damaged.
On liquidation of consequences of floods 52 mobilized thousands of troops, police officers, firefighters and employees of government departments, said the Chinese Agency.
July 7, China Daily reported 44 flood victims in the district Nissan in the province of Hunan, killed or missing. Because of the strongest over the past 60 years natural disasters of this kind suffered by 815 thousand people — more than half of the total population of the region. In the South of China in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region flood claimed the lives of 20 people listed as missing in action 14. Completely or partially destroyed 20 thousand houses.