According to the Office of Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, the southeastern parts of China were hit the worst. 1.3 million people were forced to temporary shelters after 140,000 homes collapsed, mostly in the provinces of Hunan and Jiangxi . The office reports that direct economic losses from the disaster has reached 24 billion yuan , or about US$6.5 billion, and that the figure is 370\% higher than the damage caused by last year's seasonal rains.
According to the Office of Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, the southeastern parts of China were hit the worst. 1.3 million people were forced to temporary shelters after 140,000 homes collapsed, mostly in the provinces of and . The office reports that direct economic losses from the disaster has reached 24 billion , or about US$6.5 billion, and that the figure is 370\% higher than the damage caused by last year's seasonal rains.
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