Beijing : Southern China was reeling Tuesday from heavy rains that triggered landslides killing at least nine people, knocking out power for entire villages, and burying crops.
Four people were killed and two others were missing in Wuping county in the coastal province of Fujian due to landslides caused by torrential rain. Severe downpours started on Sunday afternoon, with authorities measuring 372.4 millimeters (14.7 inches) of rainfall over 24 hours.
At least 378 houses collapsed in the county, and 880 hectares (2,175 acres) of crops were damaged, amounting to economic losses of at least 415 million yuan ($57.2 million) in Wuping, authorities said.
In the southern Guangdong province, bordering Hong Kong, landslides triggered by severe flooding killed at least five people in the city of Meizhou. Fifteen others were missing, according to local media reports.
More than 130,000 households in Meizhou experienced power outages, with some neighboring towns and villages out of contact as of Monday.
