30,000 affected by heavy rainfall in Jiangxi

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NANCHANG, April 22 (Xinhua) -- A total of 30,000 people were affected following heavy rainfall in the city of Ganzhou, east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said Monday.

The rainfall started on April 20. As of 3 p.m. on Monday, it has caused a direct economic loss of 41.09 million yuan (about 5.67 million U.S. dollars), according to the province's flood control and drought relief headquarters.

Currently, the rainfall in Jiangxi has temporarily suspended. The province's flood control and drought relief headquarters decided to end the Level-IV emergency response to flooding at 2 p.m. on Monday.

China has a four-tier flood-control emergency response system, with Level I being the most severe response. Enditem

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