Rescuers Hunt for Missing as China Storms Force 100,000 to Flee

Rescuers scoured flooded parts of China for survivors on Wednesday after storms killed 17 people and caused dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir dam to burst, with officials warning of more rain. 

Extreme weather has wreaked havoc on the country's south and centre this week, with a super typhoon heading towards eastern provinces this weekend. 

In the southern region



of Guangxi, six people died and at least 130,000 people were moved to safety after torrential rain and severe flooding from Typhoon Maysak, regional officials said, warning rain would continue to fall there and in neighbouring Guangdong province on Wednesday.

Fast-flowing muddy water burst the banks of 40 rivers and waterways in Guangxi, damaging nearly 13,000 acres of agricultural land, state media reported.