A total of 47 people died and 22 people are missing by flood wreaked in central Hunan Province and Zhuang Autonomous Region in Guangxi Province. The ensuing floods have forced the evacuation for more than 1.2 million people. More than 38,000 homes collapsed and nearly 880,000 hectares of crops were damaged. The water levels in Dongting Lake and several major rivers all rose above warning levels. About 15,000 people have been sent to the front line and over 160 million yuan (23.5 million U.S. dollars) have been allocated in relief in Hunan. Rain is forecasting to weaken in Hunan in the next few days, but some areas are expected to have heavy rain. In Guangxi Province, the heavy rain has killed 20 people and 14 people are missing. Around 20,000 houses collapsed or damaged. The direct economic loss caused by this disaster is about 4 billion 600 million yuan. Local authorities have allocated 10 million yuan to the affected areas.
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964,600 residents relocated in China's Hunan due to flood.
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