Catastrophic floods in Henan kill 302 people and 50 people are missing

 Henan Daily Client

2021-08-02 16:41




On the afternoon of August 2, the reporter learned from the tenth "Flood Prevention and Disaster Relief in Henan Province" press conference held by the Henan Provincial Government Information Office. As of 12:00 on August 2, there are 150 counties (cities, districts), 14.531,600 people in 1663 townships were affected by the disaster. The province organized emergency shelters of 933,800 people, with a peak of 1,470,800 transfers and resettlement; 30,106 houses and 8,9001 houses collapsed; the area of ​​crop disasters was 8.72 million mu, and the area of ​​crop failure was 3.8 million mu. The direct economic loss was 114.269 billion yuan.

The catastrophic flood caused 302 deaths and 50 people were missing. Among them, 292 people were killed and 47 people were missing in Zhengzhou City; 7 people were killed and 3 people were missing in Xinxiang City; 2 people were killed in Pingdingshan City; 1 person was killed in Luohe City.

In the afternoon of the same day, at the 10th "Flood Prevention and Disaster Relief in Henan Province" press conference held by the Information Office of the Henan Provincial Government, Governor Wang Kai, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, expressed his condolences to the compatriots who died in the disaster and to their families and relatives. Condolences. At the beginning of the meeting, all the people present stood up and mourned the victims of the disaster.

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