33 dead, 8 missing in China's flood-hit Henan
Xinhua, July 23, 2021 Adjust font size:
Photo taken on July 21, 2021 shows the scene after flood in Mihe Town of Gongyi City, central China's Henan province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Torrential rain has affected about 3 million people in central China's Henan province, with 33 reported dead and eight still missing as of 4 a.m. Thursday, local authorities said.
A total of 376,000 local residents have been relocated to safe places, said the provincial emergency management department.
Rainwater has damaged more than 215,200 hectares of crops, causing a direct economic loss of about 1.22 billion yuan (about 188.6 million U.S. dollars).
