NANCHANG, June 14 (Xinhua) -- As of 5 p.m. Monday, more than 80,000 residents in east China's Jiangxi Province have been affected by torrential rains that began on Sunday, local authorities said.
The province initiated a level-III flood-control emergency response starting at 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to the provincial emergency management department.
The extreme weather has damaged 4,200 hectares of crops. A total of 6,990 people have been evacuated to safe places.
The meteorological department predicts that downpours will continue in parts of Jiangxi in the coming week. ■
