Parts of southern China still cleaning up Thursday from floods that have left at least 20 people dead or missing are forecast to be hit with more rain over coming days.
Nearly 3 million people have been affected by the floods with 228,000 forced to seek shelter and 1,300 homes destroyed, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. Direct economic losses are estimated at more than US$500 million, the ministry said.
Guangxi's crucial tourism sector, already hit hard by the pandemic, has suffered further losses from the floods. Firefighters and other public workers pitched in helping to clear debris and spray disinfectant, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
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