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Central China's province of Hunan has been receiving heavy rains since Monday, several of its cities suffering flooding.

Most parts of the province have received rainfall measuring at above 100 millimeters, with some at 200 to 300.

One monitoring station in the Yuanling county registered 476 millimeters from June 1 to 5, while stations in other places reported the heaviest rain in 200 years.

Since the current raining season began, the province has experienced five spells of heavy rainfalls. The one from the start of June is particularly severe as it exceeds the average of the same season by 216 percent.

As of June 6, the rains have claimed six lives and left three missing. Around 1.5 million people in seven cities are affected, with nearly 124,000 evacuated. More on: http://newscontent.cctv.com/NewJsp/ne...

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