Floods kill 37 in China's northeast
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The death toll from floods sweeping through northeastern China has risen to 37 as the country continues to battle the worst floods in a decade.
Torrential rains in Jilin province have left a further 35 missing as more than 364-thousand people have been evacuated from waterlogged areas.
The weather bureau is predicting more heavy rain for the central and eastern parts of the hard-hit province, with experts warning of further flooding and landslides.
China's official Xinhua newsagency says more than 95-thousand buildings have been damaged in the floods, with 25-thousand destroyed.
Jilin is the latest province to have been hit by recent deadly floods that have killed more than 300 people since mid July and left another 300 missing.
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