Fierce floods ruin crops and livelihoods
By Guo Rui | China Daily | Updated: 2011-06-16 07:51
XIANNING, Hubei - Chen Xingong, 60, the owner of a 10-square-meter grocery store in Yongan town, Xianning city, endured a gloomy day on Wednesday when his small shop was flooded by sudden heavy rain.
According to Chen, he was asleep when the noise of the rain woke him at 1 am.
"I was very worried about the goods in my shop, so I hurried there at once," he said.
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