City
Epaper

Death toll rises to 73 in China's rain-hit Henan

By IANS | Updated: July 28, 2021 13:25 IST

Zhengzhou, July 28 The death toll from torrential rain in central China's Henan Province has risen to 73 ...

Open in App

Zhengzhou, July 28 The death toll from torrential rain in central China's Henan Province has risen to 73 as of Wednesday noon, said the provincial emergency management department.

As of Wednesday noon, more than 13.6 million people in 150 county-level regions have been affected by the latest round of downpours since July 16. Over 1.02 million hectares of crops were damaged, and about 784,200 houses have collapsed or sustained damages across the province, official data showed.

A total of 1.47 million people have been relocated due to rain-triggered flooding, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Disaster relief and reconstruction efforts are underway across the province.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: Xinhua
Open in App

Related Stories

InternationalMajor UK Railway Stations Hit by Cyber Attack; Network Rail Suspends Wi-Fi Service

InternationalGreece braces for first summer heat wave

PoliticsSudan govt willing to work with all parties to end conflict

InternationalCyprus prepares for emergencies in face of approaching heat wave

PoliticsUkraine receives cluster munitions from US

International Realted Stories

International'Value sustained momentum in our ties...': EAM Jaishankar extends greetings on German National Unity Day

InternationalGermany's Munich Airport shut after drone sightings; 17 flights grounded

International'Great job': Rahul Gandhi spotlights Indian companies doing well in Colombia

InternationalRights groups slam Pakistan govt for 'deeply irresponsible' smear campaign against media, NGOs

InternationalPakistan becoming "rogue state" with alarming enforced disappearance, says human rights expert at sidelines of UNHRC session