Severe floods ravaging Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from June 18 to 27 have claimed 54 lives and caused direct economic loss exceeding 7 billion yuan (US$843 million), a regional source said in Nanning. Continuous rainstorms have struck Guangxi over the past 10 days, affecting 7.71 million people. Major rivers in the autonomous region such as Guijiang, Liujiang, Qianjiang, and Xijiang have been flooded. The floods have damaged 45,000 houses and nearly 410,000 hectares of farmland.