BEIJING (Reuters) – Extreme rain battered northern China after Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in southern Fujian province on July 28, flooding cities including Beijing, killing about 60 people and causing extensive damage to homes, crops, livestock and infrastructure.
Following is a tally of the damage as reported by state media:
BEIJING
As of 12 a.m. (-1day 1600 GMT) Aug. 9
*33 deaths, 18 still missing
*59,000 homes collapsed, 147,000 homes damaged
*225,000 mu (15,000 hectares) of crops stricken
BAODING PREFECTURE IN HEBEI
As of 12 p.m. (0400 GMT) Aug. 5
*10 dead, 18 missing
*4,448 homes collapsed, 7,286 homes damaged
*79,000 hectares of crops affected
*284 bridges and over 550 kilometres of rural roads ruined
*17 billion yuan ($2.36 billion) in direct economic losses
SHULAN CITY IN JILIN PROVINCE
As of 10 p.m. (1400 GMT) Aug. 6
*14 deaths, 1 missing
DANDONG CITY IN LIAONING PROVINCE
As of Aug. 1
*4 dead
FUJIAN PROVINCE
As of 2 p.m. (0600 GMT) July 28
*262.3 hectares of crops damaged
*52.27 million yuan ($7.25 million) in direct economic losses
($1 = 7.2068 Chinese yuan renminbi)
(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; editing by Miral Fahmy)
