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More rain expected to fall on China's flood-stricken south
Nearly three million people affected as local economy estimated to take £400m hit

PARTS of southern China still cleaning up today after floods left at least 20 people dead or missing are forecast to be hit by more rain in the coming days.

Nearly three million people have been affected by the deluge, with 228,000 forced to seek shelter and 1,300 homes destroyed, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.

Direct economic losses are estimated at more than £394 million, the ministry said.

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