Tropical Storm Chanthu has slowed, but it is edging closer to an area of southern China already deluged with rain and deadly floods. Reports say Chanthu slowed over the last 24 hours and now was expected to make landfall in China this evening. It is moving north-northwest at five miles an hour and is expected to come ashore between Guangdong's coastal city of Yangjiang and Hainan's Qionghai City. Hong Kong, to the east, is also expected to feel the storm's fury, as well as northern Vietnam. Meanwhile, newly released government figures, said torrential rains and floods this year already have been the worst in a decade, claiming the lives of 701 people and leaving 347 missing. Throughout the country, floods have hit 27 provinces and municipalities, affecting 110 million people. The release said, more than 8 million people have been relocated. About 287,000 military personnel have been mobilized in anti-flood operations, and schools are being advised to do what they can to ensure students' safety.