2017 China floods

2017 China floods
In June 2017, it had been raining for a week. As the water level rises, some of Orange Isle were submerged.
LocationGuangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Shandong, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu and Henan
Deaths203+ (44 deaths in Ningxiang, Hunan[1])[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Property damageUS$5.70 billion

The 2017 China floods began in early June 2017. More than 14.9017 million people in 10 provinces and municipalities and regions were affected, especially the southern and central provinces and regions of Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Shandong, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu and Henan.[8] Hunan was the hardest hit.[9][10] A total of 18,100 houses were destroyed, and more than 9,821-square-metre (105,710 sq ft) of crops were inundated.[11]

Many major rivers and lakes in China, including the Yangtze River, Zhujiang River, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake were flooded to danger levels.[12] The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarter said on Sunday, July 2, that water levels in more than 60 rivers in southern China were above the warning levels due to sustained rainfalls in recent days.

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  5. ^ "西南至黄淮强降雨致10人死亡失踪-中华人民共和国民政部". Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ^ "四川至及黄淮一带强降雨致31人死亡失踪-中华人民共和国民政部". Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ^ "甘肃洪涝灾害造成9人死亡失踪-中华人民共和国民政部". Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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  9. ^ "Lasting heavy rainfall leads to floods in China's Hunan". Xinhua. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017.
  10. ^ "China starts emergency response for flood-stricken Hunan". ecns.cn. 26 June 2017.
  11. ^ 国家防总：2017年洪涝灾害受灾人口已超1490万. China.com (in Chinese). 29 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Floods threaten middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River". sina. 1 July 2017. The level of Dongting Lake in the middle of Yangtze surpassed the warning level of 32.5 meters at the Chenglingji hydrological station on Saturday morning.