Beijing, July 14 (RIA Novosti-RHC)-- Torrential rains have killed more than 20 people in China and destroyed about one million homes, local media reported on Saturday.

Heavy rains have been battering a number of Chinese provinces for several weeks, triggering mudslides and flooding.

Eleven people were killed in the southern province of Guangdong and ten in the central province of Hubei, where more than 2 million people were affected by the disaster.

The damage caused by the rain has exceeded 156 million US dollars.

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