<p>Intense rains lashed a scenic area in China's southern Hunan province on Friday, unleashing flooding that swept away cars, engulfed farmland and prompted evacuations and rescues of stranded people.</p>.<p>China has recently been beset by a combination of heavy rainfall and sizzling hot temperatures that have taken a toll on its agriculture and power consumption.</p>.<p>Rains have pounded the Xiangxi area in Hunan since Thursday, with 314.5 mm of precipitation soaking Baojing County by 2 pm, shattering a local record, state-backed media reported.</p>.<p>Roads in parts of Xiangxi area transformed into fast-flowing rivers that washed away dozens of vehicles, and firefighters used ropes and rubber dinghies to rescue marooned residents, videos circulating on Chinese Twitter-like Weibo showed.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/climate-nears-point-of-no-return-as-land-sea-temperatures-break-records-1232709.html" target="_blank">Climate nears point of no return as land, sea temperatures break records</a></strong></p>.<p>The floods also triggered landslides and mudslides in nearby Guzhang County, causing damage to houses and crops, blocking roads and disrupting traffic, state broadcaster <em>CCTV</em> said.</p>.<p>Heavy rain was forecast to continue until around 8 a.m. on Saturday. No casualties have been reported.</p>.<p>China, prone to floods, is increasingly warning of more extreme weather due to climate change.</p>
<p>Intense rains lashed a scenic area in China's southern Hunan province on Friday, unleashing flooding that swept away cars, engulfed farmland and prompted evacuations and rescues of stranded people.</p>.<p>China has recently been beset by a combination of heavy rainfall and sizzling hot temperatures that have taken a toll on its agriculture and power consumption.</p>.<p>Rains have pounded the Xiangxi area in Hunan since Thursday, with 314.5 mm of precipitation soaking Baojing County by 2 pm, shattering a local record, state-backed media reported.</p>.<p>Roads in parts of Xiangxi area transformed into fast-flowing rivers that washed away dozens of vehicles, and firefighters used ropes and rubber dinghies to rescue marooned residents, videos circulating on Chinese Twitter-like Weibo showed.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/climate-nears-point-of-no-return-as-land-sea-temperatures-break-records-1232709.html" target="_blank">Climate nears point of no return as land, sea temperatures break records</a></strong></p>.<p>The floods also triggered landslides and mudslides in nearby Guzhang County, causing damage to houses and crops, blocking roads and disrupting traffic, state broadcaster <em>CCTV</em> said.</p>.<p>Heavy rain was forecast to continue until around 8 a.m. on Saturday. No casualties have been reported.</p>.<p>China, prone to floods, is increasingly warning of more extreme weather due to climate change.</p>