The Chinese city of Wuhan is on red alert due to reports of further rainfall; transport links, water and power supplies in the city of 10 million are severely hit. In a statement released by China's meteorological administration, it said that heavy rain was expected over parts of Hubei province from Thursday evening until Saturday morning. Over 1.9m hectares of crops have been damaged and led to direct economic losses of over ¥38bn ($5.70bn), according to Chinese state-media. It is unclear at present how much this will impact the summer grain harvest, which was expected to reach 140m tonnes this year. Farm animals have also been hit with, in Anhui, the flooding killing approximately 7,100 hogs, 215 bulls and 5.14 million fowl.
The Chinese city of Wuhan is on red alert due to reports of further rainfall; transport links, water and power supplies in the city of 10 million are severely hit. The flooding has already killed over 186 people and caused chaos across China, and 32 million people in 26 provinces have been affected by the severe flooding. Over 1.9m hectares of crops have been damaged and led to direct economic losses of over ¥38bn ($5.70bn), according to Chinese state-media. It is unclear at present how much this will impact the summer grain harvest, which was expected to reach 140m tonnes this year. Farm animals have also been hit with, in Anhui, the flooding killing approximately 7,100 hogs, 215 bulls and 5.14 million fowl.