
The Xinhua News Agency said the highest death toll was in southeastern Guangdong province, where 18 people were killed and four are missing since the rains started Thursday.
The populous province is the heart of China's export-driven light manufacturing industries, but there was no word of any damage to factories or shopping facilities.Deaths and damage were reported throughout southern China and the northwest. China suffers deaths and damage every summer when seasonal rains cause flash floods.
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