Over a million people have been forced to flee their homes after flooding in southern China.

At least 57 people have died after massive flooding across nine provinces.

The flooding comes just a month after 70,000 people were killed in the earthquake in the southwest province of Sichuan.

With continued tremors in the hillsides, officials have decided to relocate 50,000 residents at risk of landslides in Wenchuan County, the epicentre of the earthquake.

Last week, county officials told threatened residents to move to safer areas, and troops had relocated 3,000 by Monday.

Heavy rain is expected over the next ten days in the Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces which will further raise water levels downstream, especially in the coastal manufacturing area of Guangdong.

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