According to latest reports, over 4.66 million people had been affected, with 95,000 people relocated, the Ministry of civil affairs said.
The ministry said that 68,000 people are in need of basic living assistance. 5,200 houses had collapsed and 74,000 were damaged.
The rain started last week in Chongqing, Fujian, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi regions.
A total of 268,000 hectares of crops were damaged, including 28,300 hectares that were totally destroyed, with direct economic losses estimated at 5.33 billion yuan (USD 820 million), the ministry said.
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