BEIJING: Thirty-three people have died and 12 others were reported missing in the latest round of rain and hailstorms that have swept south China, the government said.
Since Tuesday, rainstorms have triggered flooding and landslides in some places, according to sources with the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Committee for Disaster Reduction,
In Guangdong, rainstorms battered 173 townships in five cities, including the provincial capital Guangzhou, on Wednesday and Thursday, triggering heavy flooding in some areas, the Guangdong Provincial Flood Prevention and Drought Relief Headquarters said.
A total of 650,000 people in the province have been affected by the heavy rains and 2,675 houses have been destroyed, Xinhua reported. (QNA)
