Local residents in Changshou District, Chongqing Municipality, clean up a mud-covered market on September 15 after flood water receded. At least 10 people were killed when severe downpours battered southwest China's Chongqing and neighboring Sichuan Province on September 12-14, local authorities said. In the worst hit Changshou, precipitation reached 200 mm. More than 60,000 people were affected by the rainstorms and 8,279 people had to be evacuated to safe places (LIU CHAN) |