( CNN ) -- Rainstorms and flooding in southern China have killed at least 16 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless , according to state-run media . Residents in Rongcheng , southwest China 's Guangxi region on July 4 . Authorities had sent text messages to more than 1 million people to take precautions in southern China , the Xinhua news agency said Saturday . More than 400,000 residents total were forced from their homes in Fujian , Guangxi Zhuang , Hunan and Jiangxi . At least two people were missing in southeast Fujian Province after downpours that started Wednesday , according to the news agency . The financial damage caused by the rain and flooding -- including damaged homes and crops -- was estimated at $ 35.4 million . Destruction included a flooded reservoir and damaged dike in Luocheng County , where fears of a dam collapse forced evacuations . The storms also disrupted traffic , triggered landslides and cut electricity in various parts of southern China .
Storms disrupted traffic , triggered flooding , cut electricity across southern China . China : Authorities send precautionary text messages to more than 1 million people . Financial damage caused by winds , flooding has been estimated at $ 100 million .