Heavy rain, floods affect 1.1m in China's Jiangxi

NANCHANG -- More than 1.1 million residents in East China's Jiangxi province were affected by torrential rain and rain-induced floods from May 28 to 4 pm Friday, local authorities said.

The province initiated its level IV flood-control emergency response starting at 6 pm Saturday, according to the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters.

The extreme weather has caused direct economic losses of 2.65 billion yuan (about $400 million) after destroying farmland and houses. A total of around 83,000 people were evacuated during the period.

The meteorological department predicts that Jiangxi will see a rainstorm moving from north to south from June 12 to 14, with heavy downpours in some areas.