Floods kill hundreds in southeast Asia

Heavy rain is to hit southwest China over the next few days with officials warning of landslides.

Heavy rain is to hit southwest China over the next few days with officials warning of landslides.

More than 500 people have died nationwide in floods this summer, and meteorologists forecast more downpours for the Guangxi region and the provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan where floods and related disasters have already hit.

The disaster in China has failed to gain world attention surrounding floods in England, in which eight deaths have been reported.

This year's monsoon has also caused flooding in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, straining national disaster relief agencies.

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In Nepal, floods have destroyed crops and disrupted transport and electricity supplies across the country. Around 2,500 houses have been washed away in the Himalayan nation's southern plains.

Officials said floods and landslides have killed about 40 people in Nepal since June when the annual monsoon rains began.