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Torrential rain across southern and central China triggered widespread flooding on Tuesday (May 19), killing at least 10 people, forcing school and business closures, and disrupting transport and power supplies.

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00:02Torrential rain across southern and central China triggered widespread flooding on Tuesday,
00:07killing at least 10 people, forcing school and business closures, and disrupting transport
00:12and power supplies, authorities said.
00:15China's weather agency warned that parts of Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Guangxi,
00:21Guangdong and Hainan remain at high risk of landslides, flash floods and severe urban
00:27flooding.
00:27Authorities said emergency response measures had been activated in several affected areas.
00:33In Shimin County, more than 16,000 residents were evacuated on Monday after authorities
00:39declared a Level 2 flood emergency response, the country's second highest alert level.
00:45At least six people were killed after a pickup truck carrying 15 passengers plunged into a
00:50flooded river in Guangxi amid heavy rainfall.
00:53In separate incidents, three people died in flash floods in a low-lying village in Hubei,
00:59while another person was killed in southern Hunan Province.
01:04China's National Meteorological Center said the severe weather system is expected to gradually
01:08move east and south over the next two days.
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