Death toll from China rain rises to 57
The death toll from torrential rain in China climbed to 57, state media reported today, as the bad weather continued to cause havoc in five provinces. The south-western province of Guizhou was hardest hit, with 38 people killed by flash floods and 14 missing, Xinhua news agency reported. Nineteen people died in four other provinces in central, southern and eastern China. Floods in Guizhou destroyed 5,000 houses and affected 15,000 people in one county alone, Xinhua said. The news agency earlier reported that two bridges and a highway had also been destroyed.