Storms cause flooding in southern China

China's southern provinces on Tuesday continued to be hit by rainstorms, with water levels of rivers rising sharply, causing serious floods and mudslides in cities and rural areas.

Around 145, 000 people were evacuated from areas in Guangxi autonomous region. More than 1,000 villagers were trapped in a flooded village in Guilin of Guangxi.

In Jiangxi Province, the rainstorm and flood have affected nearly 500,000 people and 433,000 hectares of crops land. China's ministry of water resources has warned that there will be more rainstorms in southern provinces early next week.