Torrential rains sweep southern China
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![China's Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan and Guandong provinces have all been effected by heavy rains and flooding. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/base/china_flood_rtr_110608.jpg "China's Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan and Guandong provinces have all been effected by heavy rains and flooding. [Reuters]")
China's Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan and Guandong provinces have all been effected by heavy rains and flooding. [Reuters]
China is facing a flooding emergency in the country's south, as it battles the aftermath of last month's earthquake.
Official reports say at least 60 people have been killed or are missing as heavy rains batter Southern China.
China Correspondent Stephen McDonell reports that over a million people have had to leave their homes and go to higher ground as river levels rise.
The provinces of Jiangxi, Guangxi and Sichuan have all been affected but hardest hit has been Guandong Province.
China's Meteorological Authority warns the Yellow River may suffer serious flooding.
Forecasters warn fresh storms could lash parts of the Yangtze River delta region near Shanghai, and provinces across the east, south and southwest.
The authority says the national flood prevention and relief effort is entering a crucial phase.
Chinese television has shown images of people rowing boats down the main streets of large towns.
Major roads have been washed away and hundreds of bridges seriously damaged.
The flooding emergency is expected to deteriorate over the week with heavy rain forecast for the South of China for the next ten days.
