10 dead as storms hit provinces
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TORRENTIAL rain has battered several provinces in China, affecting hundreds of thousands of people.
Xinyi, a city in south China’s Guangdong Province, was hit by its heaviest rain in more than 200 years. Eight people died and four others have been reported missing.
In south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, two people have died.
Rainstorms battered Guangxi’s north and east, forcing more than 11,000 people to evacuate, according to the regional department of civil affairs.
The disaster has affected some 15,900 hectares of crops and toppled 524 houses, it said.
In the central province of Hunan, days of heavy rain led to the evacuation of some 18,000 residents and has left 4,000 in need of emergency supplies, according to officials.
The rain has also damaged 46,000 hectares of crops.
Relief supplies including 200 tents and 10 tons of rice have been sent to disaster-hit areas.
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