2 dead TWO people were killed and more than 130,000 affected by heavy rain which has lasted for a week in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said Monday. According to the provincial department of civil affairs, five cities and 14 counties were flooded and over 5,500 residents were relocated. About 3,820 hectares of crops were destroyed and 177 houses were damaged by the flooding. The local meteorological department said heavy rain would last in parts of the region until yesterday. Swine fever reported AN outbreak of African swine fever has been identified in the city of Xuancheng, eastern China’s Anhui Province, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said Monday. Among 308 pigs on a farm in the Xuanzhou District of the city, 152 were confirmed to be affected and 83 died, the ministry cited a report from the China Animal Disease Control Center. Local authorities have initiated an emergency response mechanism to block, cull and disinfect the affected pigs. |