228,000 people in east China province affected by rainstorms

Cellphone photo taken on July 7, 2019 shows residents clearing water and mud from their home in a flooded area of Lichuan County, Fuzhou, east China's Jiangxi Province. Some 228,000 residents in Jiangxi Province have been affected by sustained rainfall which began on July 3. As of Sunday, 6,351 people have been evacuated and 3,746 others are in need of relief supplies, while 49 buildings collapsed in the disaster. (Xinhua)