Eight tourists have died during flash floods in south China's Guangdong Province, local government said Sunday.

South and east China have been battered by some of the worst rain storms in decades this past week. Saturday's accident occurred at Fenghuangxia scenic area in Jiangmen City, where tourists were rafting in a river. The area experienced heavy rain Saturday.

Six people were saved and five confirmed dead Saturday. Rescuers pulled three more bodies from the river early Sunday.

The city government is offering counselling to relatives of the victims and has launched an investigation into why the tourists were allowed to go rafting despite the weather warning.

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