Fourteen people have been killed, four are missing and more than 20,000 others are displaced after floods and landslides triggered by rainstorms hit south China's Guangdong Province, local government said on Saturday.

Villagers help a pregnant woman evacuating from her home in low-lying areas along a water-flooded street in Zi Jin County, Guangdong Province June 10. It is the worst flood to threaten 15 towns of the county in 50 years.

The rainstorm has brought down 3,100 houses and damaged 26,000 hectares of cropland, according to the provincial flood control authorities.

Around 1.2 million people have been affected by the rainstorm, which also left 29 people injured.

Heyuan, Shaoguan, Meizhou, Shanwei and Qingyuan were worst-hit areas.

The rainstorm has caused an economic loss of 266 million yuan (US$35 million) in Guangdong.

Rescue efforts for stranded residents in floods are continuing.

The provincial flood control headquarters has dispatched work teams to flood-hit areas and allotted 6.5 million yuan for relief efforts.

A man climbs a ladder to reach a drainage sluice station in Zi Jin County, Guangdong Province June 10, 2007.

Children eat their lunch in an interim shelter in Zi Jin County, Guangdong Province June 10, 2007.

(Xinhua News Agency June 10, 2007)