Nation's largest vegetable base damaged by floods

Shouguang farmers suffer great losses; prices may be affected

Four days after Typhoon Rumbia hit eastern China, parts of Shandong province, particularly the city of Shouguang - China's largest vegetable production base - are still suffering from the flooding it triggered.

By Friday, Rumbia had left 24 dead and three missing in Shandong. More than 610,000 hectares of farm area had been damaged, of which 37,900 hectares will not yield any agricultural products, according to the provincial Civil Affairs Department.