Published on Jan 21, 2021
China is suffering from floods as heavy rains continue in the first half of January, the situation in China is expected to deteriorate further. The Xinhua commune quoted Deputy Minister of Water Resources Liu Ninh as saying that the floods occurred in 27 provinces, affecting 410 million people and more than 18 million people had to be relocated. More than 17 million hectares of agricultural land were submerged and 945,000 houses were destroyed, the direct loss to the economy is $ 21 billion.

According to Liu Ninh, meteorological experts predict heavy rains will spread to the north, potentially causing flooding along major rivers.
In particular, some areas along the