Rains turn stadium into giant ‘bathtub’

If you think we have bad flooding here spare a thought for people in China.

At least 27 people have died and nearly 7.4 million people affected by heavy rains and flooding in central China's Hubei province since the bad weather hit the region on June 30.

A football stadium in a Chinese city has been left entirely flooded with water after heavy rains hit the region.

Chinese media have nicknamed the outdoor facility in Ezhou city a 'giant bathtub' after pictures of the bizarre scene became popular online after the downpour on July 2.

Hubei's Provincial Civil Affairs Department announced that an area of 556 thousand hectares of crops had been flooded. 

They predict that the direct economic loss is 56 billion yuan (￡6.4 billion).  

Rain in many cities in the province has reached record highs with more than 1,700 reservoirs  above flood control water levels. 

And it could get worse. The country is also bracing itself for its first major typhoon of the year. 

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