Heavy rain leaves 13 dead, 2 missing in Guangdong

GUANGZHOU -- A total of 13 people were killed and two are still missing as of 2:00 pm Thursday as torrential downpours destroyed roads and toppled houses in southern China's Guangdong province.

The city of Heyuan is among the worst-hit regions in the latest round of rainstorms that have persisted for over a week. More than 280,000 people were affected and over 4,000 houses were damaged, according to the local publicity department.

Over 200 rescuers have been sent to the worst-hit sites by 8:00 a.m. Thursday.