This year the People's Daily reported seven major floods during June and July, destroying 50,000 homes and 13 million mu of croplands.
據今年九月的「人民日報」刊載，六月中旬到七月底，僅湖北省就先後遭受七次大規模的暴雨襲擊，導致嚴重洪災。其中有四十五個縣市受害，農作物受災面積達一千三百多萬畝，有五萬間房屋倒塌，農田水利設施、公路、交通、通訊線路也都受波及。