CHENGDU - A new round of torrential rains that started Sunday night inundated parts of Southwest China's Sichuan province, leaving six people dead and four missing, local authorities said Monday.

The victims were reported in the cities of Guangyuan and Suining, the Sichuan provincial flood control office said in a statement.

Rainstorms continued into Monday night and a township in Shehong county of Suining reported the largest precipitation of 257.3 mm in just six hours Monday, it said.

The rains also left parts of the county seats of Daying and Shehong in Suining submerged under waters of up to two meters deep.

The rains are forecast to last till 8 am Wednesday, according to the provincial meteorological center.