China: Red alerts as floods maroon equipment to fight coronavirus; Xi chairs relief meeting


An aerial view of the Yangtze River where the water level has risen in Jiujiang in China's central Jiangxi province, on July 15, 2020. - AFP

SHANGHAI, July 17 (Reuters): Large parts of China were reeling on Friday from the worst floods in decades, as disruption mounted for supply chains, including for personal protective equipment (PPE), vital in the fight against the novel coronavirus.

The central city of Wuhan and the provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang declared red alerts as heavy rain swelled rivers and lakes.

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