9 million people were affected by floods in China

In southern China, according to local authorities, the floods affected nearly 9 million people. 66 people were killed. Over 100 still missing. Heavy rains continue in several provinces for a week. Preliminary estimates of damage is estimated at $ 400 million. Affected by the disaster by almost 300,000 agricultural plantations, some of them, it is impossible to recover. High water caused considerable damage and the city - about 48,000 houses destroyed. According to the observations of local meteorologists disasters like this has not been produced in China are the last hundred years. KM.ru