Heavy rain since Sunday affected a total of 548,000 people in east China’s Jiangxi province, the provincial flood control headquarters said.
From Sunday to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, the heavy rain also forced the relocation of 113,000 people, said the headquarters, adding the downpour caused a direct economic loss of about 500 million yuan (74.4 million US dollars), Xinhua news agecy reported.
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Although the rain came to an end on Wednesday, local meteorological department said further rainstorms are expected to hit parts of the province next week.
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