FILE PHOTO: Workers clean up at a flood-hit rural hotel, following heavy rains in late July that flooded the village, in Huairou district of Beijing, China, August 13, 2025. So far, some 540 million yuan in emergency road repair subsidies have been allocated to local authorities by the transport and finance ministries. - Reuters
BEIJING: Extreme rainfall across swathes of China caused over 16 billion yuan (US$2.24 billion) in road damage, the transport ministry said on Wednesday (Aug 27), highlighting how climate risks are placing additional pressure on the ailing economy's public purse.
The preliminary estimate covers damage to roads since the start of flood season, Li Ying, a ministry spokesperson, told reporters, and includes 23 provinces, regions and municipalities - more than two-thirds of China's administrative divisions.
