Red Alerts in China as Floods Maroon Equipment Needed to Fight Virus

Red Alerts in China as Floods Maroon Equipment Needed to Fight Virus
A vehicle travels through a flooded section of a road following heavy rainfall in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, on July 6, 2020. China Daily via Reuters/File Photo
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SHANGHAI—Large parts of China were reeling on Friday from the worst floods in decades, as disruption mounted for supply chains, including for personal protective equipment (PPE), vital in the fight against the novel coronavirus.

The central city of Wuhan and the provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang declared red alerts as heavy rain swelled rivers and lakes.