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Flooding in China’s Hebei kills 114, causes $2.5 billion in losses

About 53,000 houses have collapsed from the floods and 30,000 hectares of crop have been destroyed, the Hebei government said.

By Bloomberg News | Updated on July 25, 2016

(Bloomberg) – Flooding in China’s northern Hebei province has killed 114 people and led to direct losses of 16.4 billion yuan ($2.5 billion) to the economy, according to the latest statement from the local government.

At least 308,900 people have been evacuated and 111 are missing, according to the statement released late Saturday. About 53,000 houses have collapsed from the floods and 30,000 hectares of crop have been destroyed, the Hebei government said.

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