By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist
May 27,2014; 9:16PM,EDT
Recent heavy rain has claimed at least 37 lives across South China, and more rain is on the way.
Over the past week, the Associated Press reports that torrential rain has left 37 people dead and six missing across southern China.
Flooding downpours over the weekend in Guizhou Province claimed another three lives, while a rescuer in Jiangxi Province died after his yacht capsized while searching for a missing middle school student.
Xinhua claims that the yacht capsized due to engine failure.
The Guangdong province was hardest hit with 17 deaths reported.
Also in Jiangzi, 5,000 residents of Pingxiang City remained trapped by floods as of midday Sunday (local time). More than 4,000 people had already been evacuated.
Overall at least 25,000 homes have been destroyed by the flooding this year. In total more than 400,000 people have been displaced by the flood waters.
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Rain amounts in 24 hours, ending at 8 a.m. local time Sunday (8 p.m. EDT Saturday) totaled 74.7 mm (nearly 3 inches) at Yuanling and 57.4 mm (2.26 inches) at Changsha. Both are located in Hunan Province.
Hunan Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters told Xinhua that the heavy rain caused the displacement of 16,000 residents and the collapse of 520 homes.
From Sunday night into Monday, the heaviest rainfall was focused on the provinces of Fujian, northern Guangdong, southern Jiangxi and southernmost Hunan.
Drenching showers and thunderstorms will stretch from southern Fujian Province to northeastern Guangxi Province Tuesday night into Wednesday, targeting the city of Guangzhou. Wednesday afternoon will likely prove to be more active than the morning.
Some places will receive an additional 50 to 100 mm (2 to 4 inches) through Wednesday. With the ground already saturated, new flash flooding problems are sure to result.
From Thursday into the weekend, another series of storms will bring heavy rainfall to areas from eastern Guizhou and Guangxi provinces northeastward through Fujian and Zhejiang, continuing the threat for flooding across the region.
The majority of the thunderstorms will remain north of Hong Kong this week.
Meteorologist Eric Leister contributed to this story.
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