HENAN: As Henan province mops up the floodwaters that caused 73 deaths and affected more than 13.3 million people last week, it is bracing for more heavy rain from Typhoon In-Fa.The flood has also damaged 550,000 homes and affected 1.02 million hectares of crops, and 179,800ha were totally wiped out, said Zhou Xuewen, secretary-general of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
Li Changxun, deputy head of the province’s Department of Emergency Management, said inspection teams had been sent to five cities to assess needs for people in disaster-stricken areas.