9 dead, millions affected in China's rainstorms

 NANNING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Nine people are dead and one missing in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous¹ region after rainstorms that have affected² millions of people over the last few days, local authorities said on Tuesday.

As of Tuesday evening, over 932,000 people and 51,860 hectares of farmland in Guangxi have been affected by downpours since June 21, according to the regional civil affairs bureau.

Over 3,121 houses have collapsed³ due to the downpours, which fell on 44 counties of 13 cites in Guangxi. And direct economic losses are estimated to stand at about 389 million yuan (61.15million U.S. dollars).

Local governments have relocated 226,000 people.

The regional government has allotted⁴ a relief fund of 3.5 million yuan and other relief goods, including tents and quilts to the disaster-affected regions.

In neighboring Guizhou province, downpours have battered⁶ eight cities and counties, blocking roads and cutting power supplies in some regions.

About 510,000 people have been affected by the rain and floods. Local governments have relocated 10,084 people to safe regions.

Over 596 houses have collapsed and 13,431 hectares of farmland have been flooded in Guizhou.

Torrential rain has also swept east China's Jiangxi province since June 22.

A total of 1.2 million people have been affected in the province, which was evacuated⁷ of over 40,000 people and saw 3,759 houses toppled by floods, as of Tuesday evening, according the provincial⁸ flood prevention and control headquarters.

Direct economic losses of about 1.7 billion yuan have been incurred⁹.

Persistent¹⁰ storms have swollen¹¹ three major Jiangxi rivers -- Ganjiang, Fuhe and Xinjiang, the water levels of which have risen above warning levels in some sections as of Tuesday.

The National Development and Reform Commission previously¹² stated that rainstorms have frequented south China this summer, with drought-stricken areas, including Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, in the southwest also receiving rains.

The nation's top meteorological authority said Tuesday that heavy rains and storms will continue to batter⁵ the south until Wednesday.

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 allotted   

分配，拨给，摊派( allot的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I completed the test within the time allotted . 我在限定的时间内完成了试验。
• Each passenger slept on the berth allotted to him. 每个旅客都睡在分配给他的铺位上。

5 batter   

v.接连重击；磨损；n.牛奶面糊；击球员

参考例句：

• The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
• Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。

6 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

7 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

8 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

9 incurred   

[医]招致的，遭受的； incur的过去式

参考例句：

• She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent 她未经父亲同意就结婚，使父亲震怒。
• We will reimburse any expenses incurred. 我们将付还所有相关费用。

10 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

11 swollen   

adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀

参考例句：

• Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
• A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。

12 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。