More rain forecast for areas affected by floods

More rainfall is expected as the fight continues against floods and their aftermath, which have forced the evacuation of some 1.3 million people and caused direct economic losses of 53.4 billion yuan ($7.7 billion), primarily across a large band of southern and eastern China.

Nearly 20 million people were affected and 582,000 people were in need of emergency aid as of late Thursday, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.

Downpours are forecast to continue in the coming week, especially in Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Hunan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.