Latest figures from the ministry show that, as of 4:00 p.m. on July 13, rain-triggered floods had affected some 29 million people and 997,000 had been evacuated.

Further, the direct economic loss had reached 19.75 billion yuan (US$2.89 billion). A total of 93,000 houses and 252,800 hectares of crops have been destroyed.

Also on Tuesday, the China Meteorological Administration forecast that rainstorms would continue to batter some flooded regions in the provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui and are also expected in Chongqing Municipality over the next three days.

Southern Qinghai, eastern Inner Mongolia, eastern Liaoning, central Gansu and western Yunnan will also receive heavy rain during the next three days.

The Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that the flood-hit regions had not reported any cases of epidemics or public health emergencies.