China News Service, Zhengzhou, August 2 (Reporter Li Guigang, Liu Peng, Li Chaoqing) On August 2, the reporter learned at the tenth "Henan Province Flood Control and Disaster Relief" press conference held by the Henan Provincial Government Information Office that heavy rainfall in Henan has caused 14.531,600 people in the province were affected by the disaster, 302 people were killed, and another 50 people were missing.
The picture shows the scene of the press conference.
Photo by Li Chaoqing
Wu Guoding, deputy governor of the Henan Provincial Government, announced at the press conference that as of 12:00 on August 2, a total of 150 counties (cities, districts), 1,663 townships, and 14.531,600 people were affected in Henan Province.
The province organized emergency shelters for 933,800 people, with a peak of 1,470,800 transfers and resettlement; 30,616 houses and 8,9001 houses collapsed; the area of crops affected by the disaster was 16.356 million mu, the area affected by the disaster was 8.723 million mu, the area with no harvest was 3.802 million mu, and the direct economic loss was 11.4269 100 million yuan.
According to the report, 302 people were killed and 50 people were missing in the huge floods in Henan.
Among them, 292 people were killed and 47 people were missing in Zhengzhou City; 7 people were killed and 3 people were missing in Xinxiang City; 2 people were killed in Pingdingshan City; 1 person was killed in Luohe City.
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