1.1 million people have been affected by snowfall in China

Almaty. January 14. Silkroadnews - In Yunnan Province (Southwest China) the weather affected 1.4 million people, of whom 1.1 million - from the snow, said the agency "Xinhua".
As noted, the weather began to deteriorate in the region at the end of last week. Torrential rains hit the central part of most areas of southern Yunnan. In many areas, has been updated historical maximum on the number of daily precipitation. In seven counties and cities, including Dehong, Xishuangbanna and Dali, the floods hit 269.6 thousand inhabitants. 1 person killed in the collapse of the house.
The temperature on the most area fell down by 10-12 degrees. Snowfall turned a disaster for the 32 counties in nine counties and cities, including Diqing, Baoshan and Kunming. In these counties the number of victims has reached 1.14 million people.
As described in the management of the provincial civil administration, to help the victims, taken active measures, for these purposes are allocated 1.98 million yuan.
$ 1 = 6.1 yuan.