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.N .- About 23 million people in 28 Chinese provinces have been affected by floods since the beginning of the summer rainy season. The figures are as follows: 86 dead and 13 missing, according to information provided Friday by the Bureau of Flood Control and Drought Control in China.
More than 2.18 million hectares of farmland were flooded and 30,000 homes collapsed, said spokesman Zhang Jiatuan at a press conference
Many regions were affected by the storms that began in July and caused landslides and floods. However, as part of the actions to cope with the season, the concerned authorities sent 136 work teams to inspect 1,216 small dams, Xinhua said.
The Office of Flood Control and Drought, the Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Finance decided to distribute funds of 1.7 billion yuan ($ 250 million) to help the affected populations.
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