Photo taken on July 16, 2014 shows the water-logged road in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou province. Guizhou meteorological authority on Wednesday issued a red alert for torrential rain in Guiyang where the precipitation has reached 169.5 mm. [Photo/CFP]

The fatalities have been reported in the provinces of Guizhou, Jiangxi and Hunan.

14 others remain missing in a county in Hunan following rain-triggered landslides.

In Guizhou, rainstorms there have destroyed homes, cut power supplies and disrupted flights and train services.