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 Wuhan , 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. SHANGHAI (Reuters) - It is unclear at present how much this will impact the summer grain harvest, which was expected to reach 140m tonnes the past week . Farm animals have also been hit with, in Anhui , the flooding killing 26 hogs, 32 million 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 Wuhan , 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 the past week . Farm animals have also been hit with, in Anhui , the flooding killing 26 hogs, 32 million bulls and 5.14 million fowl.