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NANNING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- More than one million people have been affected as more downpours hit south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Continuous rainfall has flooded 31 counties under 11 cities, with two people missing and 53,100 evacuated as of 4 p.m. Friday, according to the regional civil affairs department.
The rainstorms have damaged about 38,000 hectares of crops and toppled 2,016 houses, causing a direct economic loss of 343 million yuan (55 million U.S. dollars).
Local authorities have implemented an emergency response in the wake of the disaster. Two work teams have been sent to guide rescue work in Qinzhou and Fangchenggang, two coastal cities severely hit by the storms.
Relief materials have been sent to the rain-battered areas, including 34,000 quilts, 850 tents and 1,700 folding beds.
