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Shocking images show 16,000 PIGS drowned after monster rainstorms leave vast swathes of southern China swamped by filthy floodwater. 1.5 inches of rain fell in just 20 hours causing flash floods throughout south China’s Guangxi region The pig farm was in a valley with steep mountains on either side which caused the water level to rise rapidly Pictures were shared on Chinese social media sparking concerns that meat could end up at local markets Flooding has hit 40 counties in 10 cities of Guangxi leaving three people dead and five others missing. Thousands of pig carcasses have been washed up on farmland in southern China after days of continuous and torrential rain sparked devastating flash floods. Health and safety authorities in south China’s Guangxi region are removing and sterilizing an estimated 16,000 pig carcasses after filthy, algae-filled floodwater swamped the large farm, drowning most of its animal inhabitants, according to People’s Daily Online. The pig farm is situated in a valley in the autonomous county of Dahua Yao walled by steep mountains on either side which caused the water levels to rise rapidly following the relentless downpour. Weather experts said almost 1.5 inches (400mm) of rain fell in just 20 hours, causing flash floods throughout the region.