5th LD-Writethru-China Focus: China makes all-out rescue, relief efforts after rain-triggered disasters cause severe casualties

XI'AN/CHENGDU/BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rainfall has been wreaking havoc across wide swathes of China, causing severe casualties, leaving dozens of people missing, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate and disrupting traffic.

Amid the worst-hit areas, a rescue operation is continuing in southwest China's Sichuan Province, with more than 30 people still missing after flash floods struck Xinhua Villag