Flooding death toll hits 536, says Chinese govt

Flooding and landslides in areas throughout China have killed 536 people over the past two weeks, forcing the evacuation of 1.4 million and making this one of the deadliest summer rainy seasons in a decade, the government said today.

Damage was worst in the south, where torrential rains and mudslides have killed at least 97 people this week and left another 41 missing, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.