Heavy Flooding, Landslides Destroy Buildings, Roads in China

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, aerial photo shows flooded areas of Wuyuan County, southeastern China's Jiangxi Province Monday, June 20, 2022. Heavy rainstorms are causing major flooding and landslides in southern China. (Wang Guohong/Xinhua via AP)
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Beijing (AP) -- Heavy rainstorms are causing major flooding and landslides in southern China, destroying buildings, crops and roads, and forcing many people to flee their homes.

In the Guangxi autonomous region, 145,000 people were relocated to safety and more than 10,000 houses were destroyed, the official Xinhua New Agency reported.