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| A villager clears the rubble of a house that is destroyed by heavy rain at Luojin Township of Yongfu County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 17, 2015. Downpours battered Guangxi on Saturday, damaging houses, disrupting traffic and killing at least four people. About 170,000 people in 20 counties were severely affected by the downpours and rain-triggered floods. Local governments have evacuated more than 5,700 people. The rain also toppled 155 houses, led to surging waters in 12 main rivers of Guangxi and blocked traffic in remote regions. (Xinhua/Lu Boan) |
BEIJING, May 18 -- At least 15 people have been killed in storms that have swept south China over the past five days, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Monday.
Another five are missing, it said.
Almost three million people from 11 provinces have been affected by heavy rain that has battered China's south since Wednesday. Authorities have relocated some 38,000 people, and 35,000 are still in urgent need of relief, the ministry said.
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