Rainstorm affects 940,000 in South China

Updated: 2015-07-31 08:15

(Xinhua/chinadaily.com.cn)

Workers use pumps to drain water on Zhongshan Road in Qinzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, July 29, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

Due to the storms, 1,657 houses collapsed and 3,700 more were damaged. The heavy rain has caused direct economic losses of 271 million yuan ($44 million). Disaster relief work is under way.