Torrential rain has battered China's southern provinces including Guizhou, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian since Saturday and will continue in the next three days, according to the National Meteorological Center. Sunday's rainstorm has already caused serious flooding and emergency response is underway. Vehicles are surrounded by water and stuck in flooded roadway in Liuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, July 7, 2019. (Photos: Xinhua; compiled by China Daily)

Pedestrians wade through floodwaters in Liuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, July 7, 2019.

Firefighters carry a senior citizen away from a water-logged street in Taining county, Sanming, East China's Fujian province, July 7, 2019.

Firefighters rescue trapped residents in Taining county, Sanming, East China's Fujian province, July 7, 2019.

Floodwaters engulf a street in Lichuan county, Fuzhou, East China's Jiangxi province, July 7, 2019.

Locals clean up, removing mud and water, after the rainstorm hit Lichuan county, Fuzhou, East China's Jiangxi province, July 7, 2019.