Heavy rain causes floods in southern China

(NECN/CCTV) - Rainstorms have continued to sweep across southern China, leaving dozens of people dead or missing in flooding. According to local news agency, South China's Jiangxi Province has moved more than 100,000 people to safety following the heaviest rains this summer and, for the first time in its history, the local government there issued its highest level of rainstorm alert on Friday. The rain reportedly caused 8,231 houses to collapse, causing a direct economic loss of 1.31 (b) billion yuan (191.7 (m) million U.S. dollars), said Xinhua News Service. read more

NECN | July 4, 2009

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