Over 22 people have died and 197,000 people evacuated after a week of
continuous heavy downpour in Southern China. The Heavy Rains triggered
severe floods, landslides, mud flows across southern China and according
to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, more than 2,400 homes & 20,900
hectares of crops have been destroyed. Direct economic losses from the
floods hit 2.68 billion yuan (about 407.9 million U.S. dollars)
Four million people have also been battling the floods across ten
provinces. The rains have sparked swollen rivers, landslides and people
are trapped in their homes. Rescue teams have been evacuating citizens
on kayaks on the severely flooded streets and images shared online show
the destruction the torrential rains have caused.