Trains stopted in the flooded section of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway

Floods and rainstorms accompanying Typhoon Bilis have killed 115 people across southeast China, according to official estimates on Sunday.

In Guangdong Province, where 33 people were killed by the storm and landslides, 1.32 million have been affected and 4,744 homes destroyed.

About 10,000 workers are repairing the flooded section of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway. Several trains have been cancelled and by 4:00 p.m. 25,000 tickets had been refunded.

Water level in many parts of the province are at historic highs.

Local meteorological departments said heavy rains or rainstorms would continue in Guangdong for the next couple of days.

Rainstorms hit Fujian Province where Bilis landed at noon on Friday, causing flooding and landslides that left 43 dead, 24 missing and four injured.

Ten of the missing were confirmed buried in a landslide in Zhangzhou at 1:00 a.m. on Sunday. Rescue work is underway, but city officials believe their chances of survival is slim.

Heavy rain in Fujian is continuing. Fourteen of the province's68 counties and cities have recorded rainfall of more than 200 millimeters, including two whose rainfall exceeded 400 millimeters.

Three million people had been affected by flooding, 19,100 houses destroyed and 519,000 people were evacuated by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Rainstorms and floods ruined 144,680 hectares of crops and forced 1,865 industrial and mining enterprises to close, resulting in losses of three billion yuan (375 million U.S. dollars).

The Fujian government has appropriated 4.3 million yuan (537,500 U.S. dollars) for relief aid and delivered 2,000 quilts, 6,000 boxes of instant noodles and 12,000 tents to victims.

Aid has also been distributed in Hunan Province, where at least39 people have died since torrential rains started at dawn on Saturday.

Rescuers have evacuated 262,000 people, but 112,000 are cut off by flooding.

At least 4.31 million people in Hunan have been affected by the rainstorm and floods, with 34,000 houses destroyed and 156,000 hectares of crops ruined.

The provincial government immediately allocated nine million yuan (1.13 million U.S. dollars) to ensure basic food and shelter, and more than 2,000 quilts have been distributed.

Floods have cut off two state-level roads, six province-level roads and damaged 15 bridges. Over 1,000 people in 100 vehicles had their journeys disrupted.

The provincial government earmarked four million yuan (500,000 U.S. dollars) and dispatched 3,000 road workers for repair work.

Water levels in Leiyang have risen 10.11 meters since 3:00 p.m. Friday to a record 83.23 meters. The Hunan Headquarters of Flood and Drought Prevention is organizing soldiers to combat flooding.

Photo taken on July 14, 2006 shows a billow at a dam in Shitang Township of Wenling, a city in east China's Zhejiang Province. Strong winds and heavy rainfall caused by tropical storm Bilis hit the coastal regions of Zhejiang Province on July 14. (Xinhua Photo)

Bilis leaves 42 dead, more than 100 missing

Rainstorms and floods caused by Typhoon Bilis have claimed 42 lives and left more than 100 missing after it landed in eastern China on Friday, government sources said Saturday.

Six people died and nine others were missing in South China's Guangdong Province, said the Guangdong headquarters of flood control at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Central China's Hunan Province is the worst hit as 36 people were confirmed dead and more than 100 went missing as of 4 p.m. Saturday, said the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters.

At least 14 people were killed and seven were missing as Typhoon Bilis swept Luzon region of the Philippines for three days before landing in China, according to Philippine disaster relief officials on Friday.

Bilis also affected more than 2.4 million people in Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces in east China and caused huge economic losses. However, there were no reports of casualties in the two provinces.

Chinese emergency workers on Saturday succeeded in rescuing all 11 crew from a sinking Russian vessel in storm-lashed seas off east China coasts.

All the seamen were out of danger and being treated after more than 24 hours in the water at the People's Hospital of Yuhuan County in China's eastern Zhejiang Province.

The typhoon entered Jiangxi Province, also in east China, before dawn on Saturday after hitting Fujian and Zhejiang.

Local weather bureau in Taiwan lifted its warning for tropical storm Bilis on Saturday, but the public were advised to remain vigilant to heavy rains, according to media reports from Taipei.

Forecasters said torrential downpour is expected in Taitung, Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, the areas south of Miaoli and mountainous areas south of Chiayi.

In Hunan another 349 people were injured and 40,000 people in the cities of Hengyang and Chenzhou were stranded by floods.

Hunan Party Chief Zhang Chunxian and Governor Zhou Bohua asked rescuers to save people and reduce casualties at all costs. The two senior officials have rushed to flood-hit areas to coordinate rescue efforts.

Hunan flood control headquarters have sent 140 vessels to search and rescue the trapped.

Eight reservoirs in the province are in dangerous condition while the dam of one of the reservoirs could collapse at any time as the sluice is crammed by floating tree trunks and cannot open.

Local meteorological departments said there will still be heavy rains or rainstorms in southern Hunan in the next few days.

One hundred and fifty-five hydrological stations in Guangdong reported daily precipitations of more than 100 millimeters, with the maximum reaching 600 millimeters in Boluo county.

Photo taken on July 14, 2006 shows fishing boat in stormy waves caused by tropical storm Bilis at Haimen Port of Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua Photo)

A woman holding an umbrella walks in a street in Taizhou, east China's Zhejiang province July 14, 2006. Typhoon Bilis approaches east China, bringing torrential rains and strong winds to the affected provinces. (newsphoto)

Editor: Yan