A man looks at the house broken by a rainstorm-triggered landslide at Hongxing Village in Lianyuan City, central China's Hunan Province, June 11, 2012. Torrential rains swept across Hunan over the past few days, killing nine people and affecting 1.1 million, local authorities said on Tuesday. [Xinhua]

Residents walk on a mud road in Anren County, central China's Hunan Province, June 11, 2012. Torrential rains swept across Hunan over the past few days, killing nine people and affecting 1.1 million, local authorities said on Tuesday. [Xinhua]