In China, 16 people have been killed and 66 others are still missing in rain-triggered floods and landslides in southwestern Sichuan Province over the past week. 5.76 million people have been affected. 3,600 homes have collapsed, 25,000 others have been damaged, and 55,000 hectares of crops have been flooded. In the hardest-hit areas, including Qingping Township, Yingxiu Township and Longchi Township, floods and mudslides have cut off roads, communications and power supply. China has suffered the worst floods in at least a decade this summer. Floods and other rain-triggered disasters have left at least 2,300 people dead and 1,200 missing nationwide this year.