Rainstorms hit 485,000 people in Jiangxi, China

• Some 485,000 people have been hit by heavy rain in east China’s Jiangxi Province.
• Direct economic losses from the floods totalled 470 million yuan (about 70 million U.S. dollars).
• Rain band was travelling north to the Yangtze River basin.

In east China’s Jiangxi Province, some 485,000 people have been hit by heavy rain, prompting authorities to raise the flood control emergency reaction level on Monday evening.

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As per the headquarters, direct economic losses from the floods totalled 470 million yuan (about 70 million U.S. dollars).

According to the local meteorological agency, Tuesday would see a minor decrease in precipitation in Jiangxi, although heavy precipitation would affect the province’s southern and eastern regions.

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