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GUIYANG, June 15 (Xinhua) -- At least six people have died and 10 remain missing after heavy rain caused flash floods, mudslides and landslides in China's Guizhou, Hunan and Guangdong provinces.
In Jinping County in Guizhou, five people have died and four are still missing, according to the county's publicity office.
Heavy rain pounded the county from Tuesday night until early Wednesday, with 202 millimeters of precipitation recorded in some areas. Traffic, power and telecommunications were all affected, and homes were destroyed.
Around 10,000 residents of 24 counties in Guizhou have been displaced. The homes of 125 families have been destroyed and 300 more have been seriously damaged, said a statement from the provincial civil affairs department.
It is estimated that the rain has caused direct economic losses of 127 million yuan (about 19 million U.S. dollars), said the statement.
In Guangdong, a female climber died and three of her group were swept away by a flash flood on Tianchi Mountain around 2:30 p.m., according to the publicity office of Qujiang District, which manages the mountain, in Shaoguan City.
Nearly 300 rescuers are searching for the missing around the mountain, which experienced torrential rain on Sunday and Monday.
In Hunan Province, three residents of Xiangtan County have been reported missing after their home was buried by a landslide around 7 a.m. Wednesday.
