China floods kill 128, with 42 missing, 1.3 million displaced and 40,000 buildings collapsed

Severe flooding across central and southern China over the past week has killed almost 130 people, damaged more than 1.9 million hectares of crops and led to direct economic losses of more than 38 billion yuan (HK$44 billion), state media said on Tuesday. Premier Li Keqiang travelled on Tuesday to Anhui, one of the hardest-hit … Continue reading China floods kill 128, with 42 missing, 1.3 million displaced and 40,000 buildings collapsed