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Liputan6.com, Beijing: Torrential rains and floods that hit several areas in southern China until Saturday carrying 379 men killed and 141 others missing, officials said. Mentioned, property loss due to floods that reached 82.4 billion yuan or about U.S. $ 12.1 billion, said the local Emergency Response Agency, on Saturday (26 / 6).

Torrential rains and triggering floods have seriously affected the 68.7 million people in 22 provinces, and 4.36 million hectares of rice fields, according to the Flood Control Centre and Humanitarian Assistance. Water levels in some lakes in southern China are rising rapidly and some of them are in hazardous conditions.

Poyang Lake water level rose to 19.51 meters on Saturday morning, an increase of 0:01 meters above its normal size. Volume of water in Dongting Lake is at 31.41 meters, but still 1.09 meters below the size is not at risk. Ministry of Water Resources has called on local authorities to be wary of increasing the volume to prevent flood disasters is greater. (ADO / Ant)