BEIJING (Sputnik) – The downpour, the like of which has not been since since the late 1950s, hit the rural Ningxiang County, destroying 14,000 homes and damaging a dam, according to the People's Daily.
Miles of farm lands in the area have been overflown. Power was cut off to 13 villages. The disaster has reportedly caused damage worth 9 billion yuan ($1.3 billion).
