Thousands flee as rains lash Hunan, Anhui

Updated: 2014-07-16 09:08

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Rescuers help evacuate tourists and local residents from a flooded street in Fenghuang County, a major tourist destination in Central China's Hunan province, on July 15, 2014. About 720,000 people from 240 townships in Hunan have been affected since Monday after rainstorms lashed the province. [Photo/IC]