A view of downtown streets submerged by floodwater yesterday in Shunchang County, Fujian Province.  Rainstorms in the past few days have killed three people in the southeastern province.[Photo:Xinhua]

While the north is starting to feel the extreme summer heat, the south is battling rainstorms with Fujian Province authorities confirming at least 10 people died in floods.
The China Meteorological Administration yesterday issued two weather alerts - severe rainstorms in the south and temperatures up to 42 degrees Celsius in the north were forecast today.
Temperatures ranging from 40 to 42 degrees Celsius will hit central Shaanxi Province, the southwest of Shanxi Province, northwestern Henan Province, western Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to the forecast.
Other regions in the north will experience highs from 35 to 39 degrees Celsius, including Gansu Province, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Beijing, Tianjin, Anhui Province, Henan Province, Hubei Province, Jiangsu Province and central western Shandong Province.
People in the north should avoid outdoor physical activities to avoid heat stroke and take care of seniors, young children and those who are ill, said Qiao Lin, a senior engineer with the China Meteorological Administration.
Meanwhile, torrential rain over the past several days killed at least 10 people in northern and western parts of Fujian Province.
In Nanping City, the disaster affected 573,000 residents. By yesterday, two people were confirmed killed in floods while landslides left five others dead in the rainstorm-stricken area.
Rainstorms also toppled 1,760 houses and damaged another 3,994. Direct economic losses were estimated at 439.2 million yuan (US$52.8 million) in the province.
In Dongfeng Town of Jian'ou City, local government sources confirmed yesterday that three people were killed in flooding along all the local rivers.
Fujian Provincial Headquarters for Flood Control said torrential rain hit Nanping City and several other cities and counties starting on Friday. Eleven counties and cities reported rainfall of more than 100 millimeters while 19 cities and counties reported rainfall of 50 to 90 millimeters.
The storms caused serious flooding of waterways including the Minjiang River, the largest river in Fujian, and some of its tributaries like the Jianxi and Fuchun rivers.
Elsewhere, water levels in two rivers running through Wuzhou and Guigang - major cities in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region - continued to rise yesterday.