Over 100 Rivers Overflow in Southern China in Historic Flooding, Displacing Thousands

A worker checks a section of a flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi Province on June 21, 2022. Major flooding has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in Southern China, with more rain expected. Chinatopix via AP

Heavy rainfall has ravaged southern China, causing more than 100 rivers to overflow and displacing hundreds of thousands of residents.

Nearly 500,000 people have been affected, and more than 1,700 houses were swept from their foundations, according to a notice released by the emergency management department of Guangdong Province.