Heavy rains in central China have triggered landslides and floods that left 10 people dead and forced more than 110,000 others to flee their homes, a state news broadcaster said Sunday. The rains swept across five cities in Hunan province on Friday and Saturday, and in one badly hit area sent waves of mud tumbling onto a road, a river and several homes, China Central Television said in its midday bulletin. The broadcaster said 10 people died in Hongjiang, a district in the city of Huaihua. The report showed footage of a mountain road hit by a landslide. Several brick and mud houses along the road were evacuated. The official Xinhua News Agency said the rains toppled 3,200 homes and resulted in direct economic losses of 670 million yuan ($98 million). Xinhua said the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the national disaster reduction center dispatched a team to the affected areas Sunday morning to help with relief work.
