Heavy rain continues across parts of China

Rain and storms continue to wreak havoc across parts of China, causing casualties and leaving a trail of destruction.

In addition to fatal tornado and storm that claimed 98 lives in east China's Jiangsu Province on Thursday, heavy rain has swept across southwest China's Chongqing Municipality since Thursday.

On Friday, a family of three were buried by a landslide following heavy rain in Wushan County. After a five hours rescuing mission, the son was rescued and transferred to hospital, but his parents were pronounced dead at the scene.

In central China's Hubei Province, a severe landslide was reported in Hefeng County, Enshi prefecture. A section of road was buried by over 30,000 cubic meters of mud and rock, affecting road access for 80,000 residents, according to the prefecture government.

The road was closed and work has begun on making it passable.

In east China's Anhui Province, heavy downpours since June 18 have killed 10 people as of 5 p.m. Friday, according to the provincial civil affairs department.

Additionally, 145,700 hectares of crops were damaged and 2,236 houses collapsed across the province. It is estimated that the rain has caused direct economic losses of 3.12 billion yuan (471.7 million U. S. dollars).

Southwest China's Guizhou Province has also seen rainstorms since Thursday, with direct economic losses estimated at 23.32 million yuan.

China's national observatory on Saturday morning warned that parts of Anhui, Zhejiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Hainan and Guizhou should brace for heavy rain from Saturday morning to Sunday morning. Endi