The ongoing floods in central China have already affected about 240,000 people, also damaging crops and halting traffic, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.
There was no immediate word on casualties in central China's Hunan Province, where more than 12,000 people have been evacuated as of 6:00 p.m. Saturday.
More downpours are expected in Hunan in the next few days, according to local weather forecasters.
