WUHAN, June 10 (Xinhua) -- At least six people died and three others remain unaccounted for after torrential rain lashed southern parts of China from Thursday to Saturday.
Four people died and two are missing in Hubei Province. Two died and another remain missing in Chongqing Municipality, authorities said Saturday.
Heavy rains, coupled with windstorms, caused floods and landslides in several cities in Hubei. A total of 171 houses collapsed, and about 649 people have been evacuated, according to the provincial civil affairs department.
In Chongqing, over 1,300 people have been relocated because of damages to their houses, the municipal flood control and disaster relief headquarters said.
More than 100 houses were destroyed and 5,200 hectares of crops were damaged, said the statement.
The municipal meteorological authority issued a yellow alert for heavy rain at 11 p.m. Friday, forecasting rainfall of up to 100 mm in some areas of the municipality on Saturday.
China has a four-tier color-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
