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(Yicai Global) June 11 -- Steady torrential rain has drenched 11 provinces and regions in southern China since June 1, affecting 2.627 million people and collapsing more than 1,300 houses. Direct economic losses are CNY4.04 billion (USD570 million).
A village in Jiangxi province is drowning in the encroaching flood in this aerial view.
Floodwaters inundate part of the road in Shanwei, Guangdong province.
The unrelenting rains triggered a landslide in this section of expressway in Guangxi province.
A hydraulic power station in Fujian has to open its floodgates to vent Nature's wrath.
Rescue workers in a dinghy deliver aid materials to flood victims in Guangdong province.
Editor: Ben Armour