China braces for more storms; 121 dead or missing this year

A wide swath of sourn China braced Sunday for more seasonal rains and flooding that state media said has alrey left more than 120 people de or missing this year.

National Meteorological Center raised wear alert to yellow Sunday morning, third highest of four warning levels, for more than half a dozen provinces and cities of Shanghai and Chongqing. Heavy to torrential rains were forecast into Monday afteron.

Foot on state brocaster CCTV showed flooded streets and farmland in Anhui province. To south in Jiangxi province, more than 8,000 people have been evacuated and 54 houses collapsed after rainstorms in recent days, network said.

Nationwide, flooding-related disasters have destroyed 17,000 homes, caused 41.6 billion yuan ($5.9 billion) in ecomic losses and left 121 people de or missing so far this year, official People's Daily newspaper said in a social media post, citing Ministry of Emergency Manment.

National Meteorological Center said some parts of Anhui, Hubei, Hunan and Zhejiang provinces could see 100 to 230 mm (4 to 9 inches) of rain. It also issued a yellow alert for rain in two rastern provinces, Heilongjiang and Jilin.