Floods in southern China kill 25, displace over 33,000

China's Civil Affairs Ministry says 4 million people in 10 provinces have been affected by floods.

• By: AP
• Beijing | June 18, 2016 07:49 AM IST
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A man uses a foam board as a raft to transfer electronic devices away at a flooded building in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Source: REUTERS)

A week of torrential rain in southern China has killed 25 people and displaced 33,200 residents, including many in China’s poor, remote regions.

China’s Civil Affairs Ministry says 4 million people in 10 provinces have been affected by floods since heavy rainfall began Monday.

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Six people are still missing.

Online footage showed submerged homes and cars being swept away as near record levels of rainfall hit southwestern China.

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