Fierce rainstorms hit S China
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The rainstorms have affected millions in China's Anhui Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan provinces, and more storms are forecast for coming days.
The rainstorms began battering southern China on April 5, 2010 and the death toll has climbed to 86.
As of Friday, the storms had affected up to 2.55 million residents and 100,000 hectares of arable land, and toppled 9,900 houses, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said in a statement on its website.
The rainstorms triggered flash floods and mud-rock flows, swollen rivers, burst dikes, threatened reservoirs, and damaged highways, bridges and power and telecommunication facilities. The office has ordered local authorities to closely monitor the development of rainstorms.
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