KUNMING, June 27, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Heavy downpours since Saturday and
ensuing floods have affected some 185,000 people in southwest China’s Yunnan
Province, local authorities said Wednesday.
As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, heavy rain and floods had affected around 185,000
people from eight prefectures and cities across the province. One person was
confirmed dead and three others are missing. The downpours also forced the
evacuation of 1,087 people, according to the provincial civil affairs bureau.
Floods damaged more than 7,600 hectares of crops and around 900 houses.
The bureau warned local authorities and residents to take precautions
against the floods.