A farmer inspects rice seedlings in a flooded field in the Gongcheng Autonomous Prefecture in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, April 22, 2010. Triggered by torrential rain over the past few days, a raging torrent swept through Gongcheng and submerged rice fields. [Xinhua]

Triggered by torrential rain over the past few days, a raging torrent swept through Gongcheng Autonomous Prefecture in Guangxi, April 22, 2010. [Xinhua]