Heavy rains in southern China kill 18, leave 4 missing

June 20, 2015 10:47 am | Updated 10:47 am IST - BEIJING

Heavy storms that swept through several southern Chinese provinces this past week have killed 18 people and left four more missing, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The storms have dumped more than 20 cm of rainfall in 48 hours on some towns, toppled thousands of homes, and dislocated tens of thousands of residents, the Ministry said on Friday. The deaths were caused by house collapses, landslides, drowning or lightning.

In the neighbouring province of Hunan, the storms affected 527,000 people. Another five people were reported dead in the municipality of Chongqing. Guizhou province reported two deaths, and one person died in Anhui province.

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