Heavy flooding in southern China kills 19

May 25, 2014 09:38 am | Updated November 16, 2021 07:14 pm IST - Beijing

The Chinese State news agency has reported that 19 people have died in widespread flooding in southern China.

Xinhua News Agency said the flooding affected 6,49,000 people in Qingyuan city (Guangdong province) as of Saturday afternoon with 3,300 houses collapsing.

The report estimates the flooding has caused $293 million in losses.

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