Scores killed and thousands of houses destroyed in China flooding
Many provinces have been affected since early June.
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Forty nine people have died and 14 others are missing since heavy rainfall hit southern China in early June.
China’s disaster reduction committee said more than 7,000 houses have collapsed and 300,000 people have been evacuated.
A statement on its social media account said direct economic losses totalled 10 billion yuan (1.4 billion US dollars).
A senior water resources official said on Tuesday that 6.75 million people in 22 provinces have been affected and 83 people died or went missing since the start of flood season this year.
