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Rainstorm in S China's Guangxi kills 9

(Xinhua) Updated: 2016-05-11 04:51

Rainstorm in S China's Guangxi kills 9

Photo taken on May 9, 2016 shows a damaged house destroyed by flood at Yulonghe Scenic Area in Yangshuo County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Over 300,000 people were affected by rainstorm-triggered floods in Guangxi since May 4. [Photo/Xinhua]


NANNING -- Torrential rain and hail have left nine people dead and hundreds of thousands affected in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, authorities said on Tuesday.

More than 13,500 people were forced to relocate as strong rain flooded crops and tore down houses. Five people were killed.

 

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