Heavy rains kill 62 in southern China

HEAVY rains in southern and eastern China have left at least 62 people dead or missing, while more than one million residents have been evacuated.

Rains were expected to further pound southern China in the coming days, with water levels in rivers threatening towns in Jiangxi, Guangxi and Guangdong provinces, the state meteorological bureau said.

According to the civil affairs ministry, at least 55 people have been killed and seven others were missing following torrential rains in nine provinces over the past week.