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HEFEI, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rain has
affected over 420,000 people in east China's Anhui Province, as local
authorities launched the level II emergency response, the
second-highest, for flood prevention Tuesday. The
downpour that started July 2 has affected seven cities and 31
county-level administrations in the province, leading to the evacuation
of 27,000 people and a direct economic loss of 510 million yuan (72
million U.S. dollars) as of Monday, local emergency management
department said. The rain has also affected 31,700 hectares of crops and damaged 617 houses. The
province raised its emergency response for flood prevention from level
III to level II starting 12:00 p.m. Tuesday as the waters of multiple
rivers exceeded warning levels, according to the provincial flood
control and drought relief headquarters. Enditem
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