Rainstorms in southern China kill 86

Rainstorms in southern China kill 86

Emergency [iˈmə:dʒənsi](抢险) crews(人员) work on a road damaged by floods in Loudi city, central China's Hunan province on May 8, 2010.
The rainy season has arrived across parts of central and south China, bringing huge losses.

Since May 5, heavy rains, landslides(山体滑坡) and flood debris(泥石流) have killed 86 people, while 16 are missing and 7.865 million people are affected by Wednesday

The disastrous [diˈzɑ:strəs](灾难性的) weather has caused direct economic losses of 5.88 billion yuan, ruined 137,000 houses and caused over 39,000 building to collapse [kəˈlæps](倒塌). Chongqing, Hunan, Guangdong, and Jiangxi provinces suffered the most.

In Hunan province, 13 people have been killed or are missing after heavy continuous rain. 28,600 residents have been evacuated(转移), 6,114 buildings have been damaged, and direct economic losses are estimated(估计) at 1,363 million yuan.