Photos: Week of torrential rains trigger severe floods and landslides in Southern China

Over 22 people have died and 197,000 people
evacuated after a week of continuous heavy
downpour in Southern China. The Heavy Rains
triggered severe floods, landslides, mud flows
across southern China and according to the
Ministry of Civil Affairs, more than 2,400 homes
& 20,900 hectares of crops have been destroyed.
Direct economic losses from the floods hit 2.68
billion yuan (about 407.9 million U.S. dollars)
Four million people have also been battling the
floods across ten provinces. The rains have
sparked swollen rivers, landslides and people are
trapped in their homes. Rescue teams have been
evacuating citizens on kayaks on the severely
flooded streets and images shared online show the
destruction the torrential rains have caused