China: floods, deaths in Henan rise to at least 33

(ANSA) - BEIJING, JULY 22 - At least 33 victims have risen due to the torrential rains that hit the central Chinese province of Henan, with eight missing.

    It is the latest bulletin provided by the state network CCTV, based on the updates provided by local authorities, in front of the latest toll made up of 25 dead and seven missing.

    The evacuees also rose, rising to 376,000, while more than 200,000 hectares of crops were swallowed by the waters for damage estimated at 1.22 billion yuan, about 160 million euros.

(HANDLE).