Heavy rains spread to northern China, precautions being taken in Beijing
The disaster emergency response level for Central China s Henan province was raised on Thursday as the local death toll from flooding rose to 99.
The provincial government said heavy rainfall and flooding had affected more than 13.91 million people by noon Thursday, wiped out over 198,200 hectares of crops and led to the collapse of about 18,000 houses, causing direct economic losses of nearly 91 billion yuan ($14.08 billion).
At 10 am Thursday, the China National Commission for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of Emergency Management decided to raise the emergency disaster response from level three to level two to further support disaster relief and recovery.
Disaster response level raised for Henan By YANG ZEKUN in Zhengzhou and DU JUAN in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-30 08:07 Share
Heavy rains spread to northern China, precautions being taken in Beijing A worker drains floodwaters on a road in Tianjin on Thursday. Typhoon In-Fa brought heavy rainfall to the city. ZHOU WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY
The disaster emergency response level for Central China s Henan province was raised on Thursday as the local death toll from flooding rose to 99.
The provincial government said heavy rainfall and flooding had affected more than 13.91 million people by noon Thursday, wiped out over 198,200 hectares of crops and led to the collapse of about 18,000 houses, causing direct economic losses of nearly 91 billion yuan ($14.08 billion).
Disaster response level raised for Henan to battle flooding
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Heavy rains spread to northern China, precautions being taken in Beijing
A worker drains floodwaters on a road in Tianjin on Thursday. Typhoon In-Fa brought heavy rainfall to the city. (ZHOU WEI/FOR CHINA DAILY)
The disaster emergency response level for Central China s Henan province was raised on Thursday as the local death toll from flooding rose to 99.
The provincial government said heavy rainfall and flooding had affected more than 13.91 million people by noon Thursday, wiped out over 198,200 hectares of crops and led to the collapse of about 18,000 houses, causing direct economic losses of nearly 91 billion yuan ($14.08 billion).
Henan braces for new downpours
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Rescuers participate in flood relief work in Weihui, Henan province, on Monday. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY
Province to implement flexible working hours, ensure prompt disaster response
As Henan province mops up from the floodwaters that caused 71 deaths and affected more than 13.3 million people last week, it is bracing for more heavy rain from Typhoon In-Fa.
More than 1 million hectares of crops in Henan were affected by the floods caused by rainstorms, with about 148,000 hectares of crops wiped out in 150 county-level areas.
Li Changxun, deputy head of the province s Department of Emergency Management, said inspection teams had been sent to five cities to assess needs for people in disaster-stricken areas.
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