Flooding in China’s Hebei Kills 114, Causes $2.5 Billion Losses
- Government says 111 still missing, while 309,000 evacuated
- Nation’s worst flooding since 1998 seen paring 3Q growth
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Flooding in China’s northern Hebei province has killed 114 people and led to direct losses of 16.4 billion yuan ($2.5 billion) to the economy, according to the latest statement from the local government.
At least 308,900 people have been evacuated and 111 are missing, according to the statement released late Saturday. About 53,000 houses have collapsed from the floods and 30,000 hectares of crop have been destroyed, the Hebei government said.