China under Flood

"This year's floods affected the entire village. A 65 years old farmer says.”Everything is gone -- everything."

The 1600 residents lost their livelihood, with their crops and livestock under water.

Last time, heavy flood inundated Zhoushand in southern China in 1955, when the entire Village turns to a Lake.

"We had to flee to the mountain nearby and took refuge in the big temple there," he recalled. The Water Level reached chest high on the ground floor

In the whole province more then half of his less fortunate fellow villagers had to be evacuated by the government.

The severe flooding destroyed 8,400 houses and economic losses reached

$1.2 billion. Authorities said nearly 292,000 people’s moves to the shelter in the province of Zhejiang, where Zhoushang village is located.

The country’s official of civil affairs said this week that heavy rainfall claimed at least 175 lives and 86 peoples missing in southern and eastern china. 1.6 million People have been evacuated, and thirteen provinces of china have been affected and the direct economics loss has been reached 32.02 billion Yuan ($4.9 billion), the ministry said.

Deng said he lost several thousand dollars on cotton and peanuts but, despite the lack of agricultural insurance, he tried to put on a brave face.

"The state cares about us," he said. "I'm sure there will be government compensations."

Some villagers said the government’s arrangements were slow to drain the floodwater. And the whole village turns into the lake.

54 year women, Hu, Standing, next to her house ravaged by the flood, said she simply felt overwhelmed.

"I don't have money to repair the collapsed kitchen, and I still need to pay my husband's medical bills," she said, her voice breaking. "And all my harvests are gone this year."

"I've heard there may be even more water coming," she added, wiping tears away. "I hope the government will give us a hand, offering some financial help to alleviate our burden."