<P> Heavy rainfall in South China began on 14 June, resulting in floods that killed 14 people . Over the following week, flooding spread across seven provinces and claimed a further 22 lives . By 20 June, at least 3.7 million people had been affected by the disaster and 197,000 were displaced . At least 10,500 homes collapsed and damage reached ¥ 2.7 billion (US $410 million). On 23 June, a violent EF4 tornado devastated communities in Funing and Sheyang Counties within Jiangsu . At least 99 people were killed and 846 others were injured, making it the deadliest tornado to hit China in half a century . </P> <P> By the end of June, much of Eastern China suffered from flooding with areas along the Yangtze River experiencing the worst effects . More than 200,000 homes were damaged and economic losses reached ¥ 29 billion (US $4.4 billion). </P> <P> On 2 July, 23 people were killed and 7 injured when a landslide engulfed a village in Bijie, Guizhou . Photos of two pig farmers on their submerged farm in Lu'an, Anhui went viral leading to 6,000 pigs being rescued from rising waters . The outskirts of Liuzhou, Guangxi was flooded by the swollen Liu River . 35 people were killed after a landslide hit a village in the Kunlun Mountains, Xinjiang on 7 July . </P> <P> Wuhan saw 570 mm (22 in) of rainfall during the first week of July, surpassing the record that fell on the city in 1991 . A red alert for heavy rainfall was issued on 2 July, the same day that eight people died after a 15 - metre (49 ft) section of a 2 m (6.6 ft) tall wall collapsed on top of them . The city's subway system, the Wuhan Metro was partially submerged as was the main railway station . In Ezhou, the Mingtang Stadium was flooded, waterlogging the entire pitch within the bowl structure . At least 27 people were killed in the province and 400,000 required evacuation . Flooding encompassed 500,000 hectares (1,200,000 acres) of crops; 15,000 homes collapsed or sustained major damage, and economic losses reached ¥ 5.7 billion (US $850 million). </P>

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