Heavy rain hits Hunan Photo taken on May 9, 2012 shows a damaged house in Changxi Village of Anping Township in Loudi, central China's...

Heavy rain hits Hunan

Photo taken on May 9, 2012 shows a damaged house in Changxi Village of Anping Township in Loudi, central China's Hunan Province. Lingering rains have affected about 1.07 million people in Hunan, and more than 30,000 residents have been evacuated to safe locations, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said Wednesday. In Loudi, a total of 17,614 houses were damaged due to the heavy rain. House collapse here has caused four people dead and 30 others injured. (Xinhua)

A citizen pushes his motorcycle on a waterlogged road in Loudi, central China's Hunan Province, May 9, 2012. (Xinhua)

A vehicle runs on a waterlogged road in Loudi, central China's Hunan Province, May 9, 2012. Lingering rains have affected about 1.07 million people in Hunan, and more than 30,000 residents have been evacuated to safe locations, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said Wednesday. In Loudi, a total of 17,614 houses were damaged due to the heavy rain.(Xinhua)

Lingering rains have affected about 1.07 million people in Hunan, and more than 30,000 residents have been evacuated to safe locations, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said Wednesday. In Loudi, a total of 17,614 houses were damaged due to the heavy rain. House collapse here has caused four people dead and 30 others injured.