BEIJING: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for extra efforts to battle flooding in central and south China, where torrential rains have left 175 people dead and 107 missing, according to the latest toll Monday. Over one million people have been evacuated from flooded areas in 10 provinces and regions since June 13, while washed out roads, bridges and railways have paralysed traffic and hampered rescue work, the government said. The torrential rains and flooding have affected over 15 million people and caused 19.7 billion yuan (2.9 billion dollars) in estimated economic losses, the Civil Affairs Ministry said. The latest death toll, reported by the state news agency, was up from the 147 dead and 93 missing reported by the ministry on Sunday. Landslides were wreaking havoc in mountainous areas throughout the region. A total of 178,000 homes have been damaged in the deluge, 68,000 houses have collapsed and nearly 800,000 hectares (two million acres) of crops have been affected, the government said.