499 people were dead and more than 100 went missing. At least 274,000 houses were pulled down and 2,964,000 persons evacuated, according to the Office of the State Disaster Reduction Committee on July 9.

The number of the victims totals over 290 million and the economic losses amount to 142,030 million RMB.Y.

Positive rescue steps are being taken to eradicate the aftermath of the damage.