Flooding in China’s Hebei Kills 105; $2.3 Billion in Losses Seen
- More than 100 missing after government evacuates 307,300
- Nation’s worst flooding since 1998 seen paring 3Q growth
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Flooding in China’s northern Hebei province has killed 105 people and led to direct losses of 15.4 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) to the economy, the local government said on Saturday.
About 307,300 people were evacuated and 104 are missing, according to a statement from Hebei’s government. Water supply in the provincial capital Shijiazhuang has been disrupted due to contamination, the Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.