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Ten others remain missing as search and rescue efforts in the area continue to be carried out, said Xinhua.
China is no stranger to extreme weather but recent years have seen the country whiplashed by severe floods, grinding droughts and record heat.
BEIJING: Four people are dead and 10 others missing following storms that battered southern China, state media said Monday (Apr 22), with tens of thousands evacuated from areas hit by torrential downpours.
Heavy rain is expected to continue on Monday, with meteorological authorities forecasting "thunderstorms and strong winds in Guangdong's coastal waters" - a stretch of sea bordering major cities including Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
Heavy rain has descended upon the vast southern province of Guangdong in recent days, swelling rivers and raising fears of severe flooding that state media said could be of the sort only "seen around once a century".
Neighbouring provinces, including parts of Fujian, Guizhou and Guangxi, will also be affected by "short-term heavy rainfall", the National Meteorological Centre said.
