Heavy rainfall and flooding have caused severe damage in southern China, causing landslides and making roads impassable. Chinese state television on Monday reported that the province of Guangxi in southern China was expecting total economic damage of around 329 million yuan ($45 million), for example due to destroyed farmland or collapsed houses. Authorities in several provinces warned of flooding. In the region around Meizhou in Guangdong province, east of Guangxi, nearly 138,000 households lost power, state television reported. Water levels in several rivers in the area have been at alarming…