Local people paddle boats on a flooded street in Rongshui Yao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on July 4, 2009. Floods caused by rainstorms since early the week have left four people missing and 11,845 others displaced in Guangxi. The torrential rains have also damaged 12,440 hectares of crops and killed 53,300 heads of cattle. [Xinhua]

A policeman carries an old woman in evacuation in Xincheng Township of Dayu County, east China's Jiangxi Province, on July 4, 2009. Rainstorms have swept Jiangxi since Tuesday, leaving two people dead, one missing and over 3.9 million others affected. [Xinhua]