Rare hail has battered the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture in Guizhou province since March 19, affecting 11 counties and more than 180,000 local people. Rescue work is under way. [Photo/Xinhua]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.