Rescuers continued to look for people trapped under collapsed buildings on Wednesday in Guangdong and Fujian provinces following heavy rains.

In Meizhou, five firefighters from Meizhou and Foshan were taken by helicopter to Duobao village in Jiaoling county to help rescue five residents who were trapped when a three-story house collapsed at about noon on Wednesday. The victims had not been found by the end of the day, according to a statement released by the Guangdong Fire and Rescue Brigade on Thursday.

Excavation is still underway at the site.

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Thirty firefighters have visited Duobao village multiple times by the helicopter in recent days, it said.

Four Duobao resident were taken to safety by helicopter, including an elderly man who was later sent to the hospital for treatment, the statement said.

Elsewhere, in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, a local railway station temporarily suspended passenger transportation services on Wednesday because of flooding.

The Ministry of Finance, together with the Ministry of Water Resources, has issued 916 million yuan ($126 million) worth of central government funds for flood control in southern China, drought resistance in the north and especially for disaster areas on Wednesday,  Xinhua News Agency reported.

The Guilin marine department raised its emergency response for flood control to Level 1 when the water level of Lijiang rose to 148.55 meters, which is 2.55 meters above the warning line and the highest level recorded since 1998, local authorities said.

Many scenic spots and public transportation services have been closed, and schools suspended classes to ensure the safety of residents and tourists on Wednesday.

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In Laibin, Guangxi, the local marine department coordinated two ferries to rescue 53 people stranded by flooding in the town of Yunjiang on Wednesday.

In Shanghang county, in Fujian province, rescuers continued to search for six people caught in an ancient temple that collapsed under a mountain landslide on Sunday night, local authorities said.

The Ministry of Finance, together with the Ministry of Water Resources, has issued 916 million yuan ($126 million) worth of central government funds for flood control in southern China, drought resistance in the north and especially for disaster areas on Wednesday, according to Xinhua News Agency.

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Of the aid, 499 million yuan ($68 million) will be allocated to support Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei provinces and other places for flood control.

417 million yuan will be allocated to support Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu provinces and other places for drought alleviation.