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China: Floods - Information Bulletin n° 5

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This bulletin reflects the current situation and details available at this time. The Red Cross Society of China welcomes direct cash assistance to provide support to the affected population. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) can also receive cash contributions on behalf of the Red Cross Society of China through its annual support plan from donors for this operation.

Floods triggered by heavy rains in China continue, with the latest figures issued by national media indicating that the floods this year has claimed the lives of 742 people, with 367 missing in 28 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, affecting more than 120 million people and 7.6 million hectares of crops. While the figures are an accumulative statistic since beginning of the year, most of the casualties are linked to the heavy rains and subsequent floods and landslides which hit the country since May. More floods are expected, the situation exacerbated by the approaching typhoon season.

This information bulletin focuses on individual flooding situation update in some of the worst affected areas.