Will the floods affect China's food security? Official response

china this year, heavy flooding, crop disaster area, flood disaster will affect China's food security? Zhou Xuewen, secretary-general of China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, vice minister of emergency management and vice minister of water conservancy, said Wednesday that China's affected areas are returning to production and living in an orderly manner, speeding up crop planting and trying to minimize economic losses.
at a press conference held at the State New Office on the same day, Zhou Xuewen said that this year's floods caused 6032.6 thousand hectares of crops affected, of which 1,140.8 thousand hectares were destroyed, mainly concentrated in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Huaihe region. "There are more than 800 tees (the embankments of waterproof paddies in low-lying areas) that enter the water, some of which will be harvested early before they enter the water, but some have not yet had time to harvest, Jiangxi has collected about one-third, Anhui flood occurred later, grab more."
zhou Xuewen said that at present, the affected areas are organizing centralized drainage, late rice and some cash crops, the affected people have also returned to their homes, production and life in an orderly manner, and strive to minimize economic losses.
On food security, Zhou Xuewen said that historically, China's year of great water is often a good harvest year, because China's water resources are in short supply, water security conditions are better, crops can be better growth.
" through various disaster relief measures to strengthen planting management, through some agricultural technology means, this year's floods will not affect China's food security. Zhou Xuewen said. (Complete)