Chinese local residents collect and transfer their belongings after their residence was destroyed by rolling stones when a heavy rain hit Liuzhou City, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on May 20, 2009. [Xinhua]

A local hydrologist staff observes the flood water level at a river in Chenzhou City, south China's Hunan Province, on May 20, 2009 after heavy rain swept across provinces in south China for the second day. [Xinhua]