SHANGHAI—Thousands of people have been stranded and at least five killed amid torrential rain throughout central and southern China, with authorities bracing themselves for at least another four days of downpours, state media reported on June 11.
The official China Daily said floods had wiped out 26,687 acres (10,800 hectares) of crops and destroyed hundreds of houses in the Jiangxi Province by Monday, with a total of 1.4 million people affected and direct economic losses amounting to 2.65 billion yuan ($382.41 million).
