China Focus: Rain-triggered floods kill at least 11, wreak havoc in China

HEFEI, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Continuous rainfall has impacted many parts of eastern and southern China, claiming lives, damaging crops and cutting off roads. Local authorities have raised emergency response levels to minimize the impact of the extreme weather conditions.

As of late Friday, torrential rains have resulted in the loss of at least 11 lives -- two in east China's Anhui Province and nine in south China'