Chinese President Xi Jinping described the flood control situation as "Rescuers evacuate residents on a raft through flood waters in Jiujiang in central China's Jiangxi province on July 8.The pandemic and a weeks-long shutdown throughout much of China dealt a historic blow to the country's economy. Popular tourist region in south already affected by coronavirus downturn is battered by downpours sparking mudslidesThe bad weather has wreaked havoc on popular tourist areas that had already suffered through months of travel restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak.Torrential downpours unleashed floods and mudslides that caused nearly 230,000 people to be relocated and destroyed more than 1,300 houses, official state news agency Xinhua reported, citing the ministry of emergency management.In southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, six people were reported dead and one missing, Xinhua said.Streets were waterlogged in popular tourist destination Yangshuo, forcing residents and visitors to evacuate on bamboo rafts. Water flows out from sluices at the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River near Yichang in central China’s Hubei Province on Friday, July 17, 2020. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger.
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Beijing's flood control strategy is paying off for some regions—but causing calamity in others. China warned that the worst of the deluges that have led millions to be evacuated may be yet to come, after a third wave of floods formed in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River on Sunday. The local government said more than 1,000 hotels had been flooded and more than 30 tourist sites damaged.One owner of a family-run hotel told Xinhua the guest rooms were submerged in one metre (3ft) of rainwater.The extreme weather has dealt a hefty blow to the region’s tourism sector, which is still reeling from the Covid-19 epidemic.The emergency management ministry said there were direct economic losses of over 4bn yuan ($550m) from the flooding, Xinhua reported.In Hunan Province, at least 13 people were killed in rain-triggered disasters, and another eight people are missing or killed in south-western Guizhou province, according to the local emergency response departments, Xinhua said.The heavy downpours began at the beginning of June and have led to “dangerously high water levels” in 110 rivers, Xinhua reported.Further rainstorms are expected in the next few days across the south. City at centre of coronavirus outbreak faces new crisis as China suffers weeks of flooding Published: 6 Jul 2020 Wuhan residents told to stay indoors again after record rainfall
Some road sections and communities were submerged.
On 27 June, a 3-hour heavy rainfall of 118-millimetre (4.6 in) was recorded in Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone, of which 94-millimetre (3.7 in) was recorded during 1.5 h from 17:30 p.m. to 19:00 p.m., which was rare for many years. Some of the worst affected areas include many of the regions hardest hit by the coronavirus, just months after they emerged from strict lockdown measures.While summer flooding is a common reoccurrence in China due to the seasonal rains, this year's deluge is particularly bad. According to state news agency Xinhua, by Sunday, the floods had caused 82.23 billion yuan ($11.75 billion) of economic losses nationwide.In central China's Hubei province, which accounted for more than 80% all of China coronavirus cases, historic levels of rainfall were recorded in several cities, causing widespread floods and landslides. Everything to know about Trump’s executive order
Yulin borders China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the north, which in recent months has suffered from severe droughts; approximately 45 percent of the region was affected as of June. The flood, caused by a relentless spate of heavy rains, have hit 26 provinces mostly located in the south of China since early June.
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China is preparing for flooding in its northern regions that could potentially hurt crop output amid torrential rain that’s lasted over a month and caused billions of yuan in economic damage.
Many people's lives have been seriously disrupted by the disaster, with over 5,200 homes destroyed and more than 138,000 houses damaged.
On Tuesday, the China Meteorological Administration issued a blue alert for heavy rain from Tuesday to Saturday in multiple provinces in the country, including Sichuan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.British tourists rush back from France to avoid restrictionsChef José Andrés helps feed people in Beirut after deadly explosionResident: Why should we leave Beirut to crooks and thieves?How US military is patrolling virus cases among troops in AsiaThousands arrested as protesters call Belarusian election rigged Protesters in Bolivia cry out as country is hit by dual crisesDutch police raid country's biggest-ever cocaine labVolunteers pick up the pieces as Beirut cries out for help rebuildingLondon endured plagues, fires and wars. The river is the longest and most important waterway in the country, irrigating large swathes of farmland and linking a string of inland industrial metropolises with the commercial hub of Shanghai on the eastern coast.This year, the summer rains arrived early and poured with unusual intensity.