Five people were killed and more than 3,500 injured in the past three days' torrential rains in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The regional bureau of civil affairs said the rainstroms has hit 37 of Guangxi's districts and counties and triggered mudflow and devastated about 10,000 hectares of crops.

The bureau said the most hit areas were Pingguo County, Dahua and Du'an Yao Autonomous Counties.

The bureau has earmarked 21 million yuan (about US$2.6 million) for disaster relief.

(Xinhua News Agency June 16, 2006)