EDIT CONTAINS 4:3 MATERIAL<br /> <br />Floods worsen in parts of China hit by torrential rain, destroying houses and roads, forcing residents to evacuate, state media reports.<br /> <br />According to state broadcaster CCTV, more than 1,000 residents were evacuated from one township in southwest China's Sichuan Province after it was isolated by heavy rain-triggered floods.<br /> <br />The storm lashed the region and caused six rivers to burst their banks.<br /> <br />Rescuers were only able to transfer relief supplies to the stranded residents via a narrow, steep and rocky mountain path.<br /> <br />According to government officials the stormy weather that has battered the region since the start of the month has affected nearly 2.5 million people and caused nearly 2 billion US dollars in damages.<br /> <br />In Jiangxi Province, more than 1400 villagers were rescued, local media report.<br /> <br />The rapid flow of the floodwater made it difficult for rescue vessels to approach trapped villagers, so rescue workers used ropes
