An aerial drone photo taken on July 29, 2024 shows rescuers from China Construction Fifth Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd restoring a blocked road in Shicheng Village of Xingning Town, Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province. Heavy rainfall has affected 1.15 million people in central China's Hunan Province since Friday, leading to direct economic losses of around 6.13 billion yuan (about 859.75 million U.S. dollars), local authorities said Wednesday. Heavy rainstorms from Typhoon Gaemi forced the evacuation of 95,000 people in the province, with 49,800 requiring emergency relief, according to preliminary statistics from the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters. (Photo by Fang Qing/Xinhua)
CHANGSHA, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rainfall has affected 1.15 million people in central China's Hunan Province since Friday, leading to direct economic losses of around 6.13 billion yuan (about 859.75 million U.S. dollars), local authorities said Wednesday.
Heavy rainstorms from Typhoon Gaemi forced the evacuation of 95,000 people in the province, with 49,800 requiring emergency relief, according to preliminary statistics from the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters.
Torrential rains have also battered 107,500 hectares of crops, of which 17,100 hectares have been completely lost.
Currently, Hunan Province is maintaining a Level II emergency response for flood, the second-highest level in the four-tier warning system. A total of 78 county-level areas in the province have maintained different levels of emergency response, among which Zixing and Huarong have activated a Level I emergency response for flood.
The provincial meteorological department forecast heavy rains in northwestern Hunan for the next one to two days, advising preventive measures. ■
Electricity workers check power devices in a building at Huazhong Village of Hekou Town, Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
A medical worker disinfects a house at Xintang Village of Yisuhe Town, Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
A villager cleans a chair at Huazhong Village of Hekou Town, Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
A village cadre (R) dispatches disinfection supplies to a villager at Xintang Village of Yisuhe Town, Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
Villagers clean up a yard at Huazhong Village of Hekou Town, Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
A staff member of a power supply company connects a generator to household power lines at Baixiao Village of Zhoumensi Town, Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, July 29, 2024. (Photo by Cao Huabin/Xinhua)
Emergency workers clear a blocked section of S344 provincial highway in central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ge)
A villager cleans up her home at Huazhong Village of Hekou Town, Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
A villager cleans up his yard at Huazhong Village of Hekou Town, Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
Staff members of a power supply company replace damaged power equipment in Zhoumensi Town, Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, July 29, 2024. (Photo by Cao Huabin/Xinhua)
Residents remove garbage at Qingyao Village of the Bamianshan Yao Township, Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)
Local cadres and residents clear a road at Qingyao Village of the Bamianshan Yao Township, Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Xie Ben)
A staff member maneuvers a drone for damage survey in Xingning Town, Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, on July 29, 2024. (Xinhua)
Rescuers from China Construction Fifth Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd try to restore a blocked road in Changben Village of Xingning Town, Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Li Jiahao/Xinhua)
A villager cleans furniture at Huazhong Village of Hekou Town, Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, July 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
Staff members of a power supply company try to restore power supply in Zhoumensi Town, Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, July 29, 2024. (Photo by Cao Huabin/Xinhua)
Residents clean up their house at Qingyao Village of the Bamianshan Yao Township, Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province, July 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)
