A worker inspects railway tracks Tuesday in Shangrao, East China’s Jiangxi province. Photo: VCG

Heavy rainfall caused a landslide in Qianwang village in Shangrao, damaging roads. Photo: VCG

Rescuers deliver supplies to stranded residents by boat in Shangrao’s Yuli village. Photo: VCG

Floodwater submerges houses in Shangrao. From Saturday to Wednesday afternoon, the flooding has affected more than 1.6 million people and has caused direct economic losses of over 2.7 billion yuan ($402 million) in Jiangxi, according to the Jiangxi Emergency Management Department. Photo: VCG

Floodwater inundates Dazhan town in Yingde, South China’s Guangdong province, on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

Rescuers relocate stranded residents by boat in Dazhan. The flood has affected about 400,000 people in Yingde, according to a China News Service report. Photo: VCG

The Wenfeng Pagoda, one of Yingde’s landmarks. Photo: VCG

The flood came after the Bei River breached its banks due to continuous rain. Photo: Chen Chuhong/China News Service, VCG

A northern tributary of the Pearl River, the Yingde section of the Bei River section exceeded the warning level by 9.97 meters at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Photo: VCG