One of the worst affected areas is Wuxi County in the province of Chongqing.
8 have died and 24 others are missing by early Tuesday after rainstorms brought landslides to Chongqing Municipality. pic.twitter.com/w8JXd2IyxX
- People's Daily,China (@PDChina) September 2, 2014
WMO rainfall figures for 24 hours, 01 to 02 September 2014
* Enshi, Hubei province - 87 mm
* Fengjie, Chongqing Province- 73.4 mm
* Chongqing City - 54 mm
Official Flood Figures for China, 2014
Meanwhile, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters reported some figures for flood related disasters in China so far this year:
* 377 killed
* 94 still missing
* 54.6 million affected by floods
* 4.6 million hectares crops damaged
* 160,000 homes destroyed
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