At least 87 people have been killed while thousands have been forced
out of their homes after a heavy rain triggered landslides in one of the
most devastating China floods.
Reuters
reports that 72 people were killed and 78 others are missing in the
northern province of Hebei, while nearly 50,000 homes have collapsed. In
the city of Henan, 15 people were killed and eight declared missing
after thunderstorms and strong winds forced 72,000 people from their
homes and damaged 18,000 houses.
In total, about 8.6 million people have been affected by the China
floods and more than 1.5 million hectares of crops have been damaged.
The government stated that this had lead to an economic loss of more
than 20 billion yuan ($3 billion).
Angry residents have blamed the disaster on local officials who failed to warn them of the severe weather in advance.
The summer rains have been especially heavy in China this year and on
Friday, the central bank issued a statement saying it would provide
financial support for flooded areas.
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