Floods in south China have now left 273 people dead since July 1st, when rainstorms first began pelting the region. 218 people are also missing.
Some 3 million people have been evacuated and resettled across 11 provinces and Chongqing Municipality, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Economic losses in the region are now topping more than 58 billion yuan—that’s about 8.5 billion US dollars