Up until July 26th, 29 Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities have been struck by flood disasters of different sizes, leaving 1,076 people dead and 359 missing and causing a direct economic loss of 74.3 billion yuan, E Jingping, sectary-general of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters of China said on July 27th. In order of severity, the most-hit areas are Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu, Gaungxi, Jiangxi, Guizhou and Zhejiang.