Flooding and landslides destroy buildings and roads in China

Flooded areas of Wuyuan County in south-eastern China’s Jiangxi province (Wang Guohong/Xinhua via AP)

Heavy rainstorms have caused major flooding and landslides in southern China, destroying buildings, crops and roads, and forcing many people to flee their homes.

In the Guangxi autonomous region, 145,000 people were relocated to safety and more than 10,000 houses were destroyed, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.