Nine killed in heavy rain in China

In China, at least nine people have died and another three are missing after heavy rain pounded south China for days, disrupting traffic and affecting millions in the region. The country's National Meteorological Center (NMC) said, the rain started last week in Chongqing, Fujian, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan,and Jiangxi and



continued through yesterday.

The rain has caused floods, power cuts and landslides. Meanwhile, heavy rain is expected in the northwestern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The NMC had issued a yellow alert for rainstorms in south and southeast China, earlier, and the alert was renewed yesterday.