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    Factbox-Impact of floods in China after Typhoon Doksuri

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Extreme rain battered northern China after Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in southern Fujian province on July 28, flooding cities including Beijing, killing at least 60 people and causing extensive damage to homes, crops, livestock and infrastructure.

    Following is a tally of the damage, as reported by state media:

    BEIJING

    As of 12 a.m. (-1day 1600 GMT) Aug. 9

    * 33 deaths, 18 still missing

    * Over 82,000 displaced

    * 59,000 homes collapsed, 147,000 homes damaged

    * 225,000 mu (15,000 hectares) of crops stricken

    TIANJIN

    As of 8 p.m Aug. 6

    *80,274 people evacuated

    HEBEI

    As of Aug. 10

    * 29 dead, 16 missing

    * 3. 89 million people suffered from flooding

    * 319,700 hectares of crops affected

    * 40,900 homes collapsed, 155,500 homes severely damaged

    * 95.8 billion yuan ($13.25 billion) in direct economic losses

    BAODING PREFECTURE IN HEBEI

    As of 12 p.m. (0400 GMT) Aug. 5

    * 10 dead, 18 missing

    * 4,448 homes collapsed, 7,286 homes damaged

    * 79,000 hectares of crops affected

    * 284 bridges and over 550 kilometres of rural roads ruined

    * 17 billion yuan in direct economic losses

    SHULAN CITY IN JILIN PROVINCE

    As of 10 p.m. (1400 GMT) Aug. 6

    * 14 deaths, 1 missing

    * 18,916 people evacuated

    DANDONG CITY IN LIAONING PROVINCE

    As of Aug. 1

    * Four dead

    HEILONGJIANG

    As of 12 p.m. (0400 GMT) Aug. 9

    * 374,049 people affected by flooding

    * 3.87 million mu (258,000 hectares) of crops stricken

    * 23,708 homes collapsed or damaged

    * 149 bridges ruined, 352 culverts, 242,000 metres of roadbed and 1,300 greenhouses destroyed

    FUJIAN PROVINCE

    As of July 31

    * 2.67 million people affected by flooding

    * 37,396.27 hectares of crops damaged

    * 3,357 homes collapsed or severely damaged, 14,998 homes damaged

    * 14.76 billion yuan ($2.04 billion) in direct economic losses

    ($1 = 7.2280 Chinese yuan renminbi)

    (Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Miral Fahmy, Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Sonia Cheema)

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