At least 27 people are dead, six others missing and tens of thousands evacuated after more rain-triggered landslides have caused havoc in south China. <br/><br/>In a statement, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said 10 people had died, two were missing and 109,000 relocated in the hardest-hit southwestern Chongqing Municipality by this evening. It said in central Hunan Province, eight people were dead, one missing, 107,000 relocated and 2.06 million affected. <br/><br/>In Hunan's neighboring province of Hubei seven people were dead and three missing due to the rain-triggered accidents. The municipal fire fighters said a woman and her daughter were crushed to death in their sleep after their house collapsed in heavy rain in Lishui City of east Zhejiang Province.<br/><br/>The rains also delayed 92 flights at Chongqing airport and severed roads and railway lines. <br/><br/>The heaviest rain this summer started to batter last night, with Huatian Township in Youyang County recording the largest rainfall of 241.6 mm. Water levels in most rivers in Chongqing have risen above warning levels.
News On AIR | July 9, 2010 10:45 PM
At least 27 die after torrential rain wrecks havoc in China