Five people were killed and more than 3,500 injured in the past
three days' torrential rains in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The regional bureau of civil affairs said the rainstroms have
hit 37 of Guangxi's districts and counties and triggered mudflow
and devastated about 10,000 hectares of crops.
The bureau said the most hit areas were Pingguo County, Dahua
and Du'an Yao Autonomous Counties.
The bureau has earmarked 21 million yuan (about US$2.6 million)
for disaster relief.
(Xinhua News Agency June 16, 2006)