‘Everything is gone’: Chinese farmers face huge losses after widespread floods

In south China’s Qingyuan city, farmers are facing huge losses caused by widespread floods. Torrential rains hit Guangdong province starting on April 19, 2024, ushering in an earlier-than-normal start to the province's annual flooding season in May and June. Huang Jingrong, one of the farmers whose fields were completely flooded, said he lost crops worth more than 100,000 yuan (US$13,806), and is waiting for government help.