A villager in Deli in the Dahua Yao autonomous county, Hechi, Guangxi, transplants rice seedlings on June 20. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang/Xinhuanet]

The Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hechi, Guangxi, is recovering from the rainstorm on June 13-14.

The severe flood disaster has improved in parts of local villages. Officials and the public are actively carrying out disaster rehabilitation to reduce losses.

A large area of farmland in Dunsu village, Dahua Yao autonomous county, is still submerged in flood on June 17. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang/Xinhuanet]

According to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional Department of Civil Affairs, eight people died and three were missing due to the flood disaster, up to 5:00 pm on June 17. The disaster damaged 52,920 hectares of crops and 864,600 people in Guangxi.

Officers and soldiers participate in the rescue on June 20. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang/Xinhuanet]

Edited by Andrew Ancheta