As with the mudslides and floods in Sri Lanka that killed over 200 people that hardly anyone on PotD cared about back in May, apparently the same goes for China and the 50 people, so far, that died from floods and mudslides.
At least 56 people have been killed and an additional 22 have been reported missing as torrential rains triggered massive flooding in southern China. Entire towns have been flooded, halting traffic and resulting in power outages, China's Ministry of Civil Affairs said Tuesday.
Nearly 20 inches of rain has been dropped on a number of cities dating back to Thursday, including the scenic resort city of Guilin in the Guangxi region.
More than 11 million people in 11 southern provinces were affected by floods, landslides and hailstorms, the ministry said. Rivers have broken their banks, inundating surrounding communities.
The ministry said water levels in major rivers and lakes in the southern province of Hunan have surged to alarming levels, and that the collapse of levees forced large-scale evacuations.
Dozens of flights at several airports serving major cities in the region including Chengdu, Changsha, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen were canceled or delayed, stranding thousands of travelers. Chengdu's airport was shut down for more than an hour Monday because of rain, forcing 13 incoming flights to land elsewhere, according to state media reports.
Trains also were halted, and roads were cut off to many towns and villages in the region. Television footage showed major flooding in cities, where the lower floors of homes and shops have been submerged.
The national meteorological center forecast more rain to come later this week in southern China.