CCTV9英语新闻：贵州遭强降雨侵袭 雷山县山洪暴发成“孤岛”

Many parts of China are still being hammered by torrential rain, especially southern provinces like Guizhou.  Rain has pouring down since Tuesday night in 11 cities in the province. At least two people were killed and 30,000 were evacuated, among them a number of ethnic minorities.

A damaged house is seen stranded in flood in Leishan County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 27, 2015. Leishan has lost access to power and water supplies after torrential rain battered the area from Tuesday night to Wednesday, and repairs are still under way. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

Leishan, Huishui, Kaili. In these three most severely-affected counties, the misery is shared.

The torrential rains came so suddenly and intensely, flooding in disaster for the locals who have lived here for generations.

We haven't had rain like this for more than three decades. I asked my neighbors to help me move the furniture from the ground floor to the first, and soon found that we had to move them higher again. A lot of stuff have been torn down.

This bridge is the only path to the outside from this village. Those who have been evacuated are concerned for the ones still inside.

"The flood wasn't so severe when we got up in the morning. But the water has risen wildly for two hours since 7 am," Villager Zhang Qihong said.

Just how intense was the rainfall on Wednesday morning? This happened in only half an hour on a wide street.Many vehicles were stuck, some even on roofs.

Rescuers have been dispatched all over to help people down into rescue boats, or up to higher and dryer ground.

Rainstorms have swept through Guizhou Province, leading to bridges breaking, power and water supplies cut off in many rural villages, and the evacuation of 30,000 local residents.

And forecasters say the rain will continue for the next two days.