The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs says rains and flooding in south China have left 25 people dead, and 25 more missing over the past five days.
中国民政部称，过去五天，中国南方的暴雨和洪水已经导致25人死亡，另外25人失踪。
More than 670,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes as of Friday. Floods, landslides and mudslides have pummeled several southwestern regions. Figures from the ministry showed that direct economic losses resulting from this round of rainstorms amounted to nearly 2 billion US dollars.
从周五起，超过67万居民已经被迫撤离了自己的家。洪水、山体滑坡和泥石流袭击了西南地区几个村庄。民政部的数据显示，此次暴雨造成的直接经济损失增加到约20亿美元。
On Thursday, authorities upgraded its emergency response level to level 4, the highest level, and sent disaster relief teams to the worst-hit provinces. According to the National Meteorological Center, the rainstorms will continue to batter the country's southern and eastern regions over the weekend.
周四，官方将应急响应级别上升到最高级——第四级，并派遣救灾小组到受灾最严重的省份。根据国家气象中心报道，周末暴雨将继续袭击中国南部和东部地区。