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HUANGMEI, July 20, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Repair of a dike breach on the Kaotian River is completed in Huangmei County, central China's Hubei Province, July 20, 2016. The 81-meter-wide breach has been filled up on July 20 morning since it occurred on July 17. The subsequent flooding destroyed 15,000 mu (1,000 hectares) of crops and fish ponds, causing direct economic losses of about 100 million yuan (about 15 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Duan Yanyi)
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