A Chinese resident carrying a cabinet from his house destroyed by flood in Xiaohe Town of Qiaojia County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. China could be facing the worst floods in 12 years if rains continue to drench the Yangtze river region, an official said yesterday, as a major tropical storm threatened the southern coast.

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