Floods claim 112 lives in rain-lashed China, and another typhoon threatens
BEIJING — Flooding in China’s Yangtze river basin has left 112 people dead or missing in recent days, media said Tuesday, with more damage feared from a typhoon expected to land within days.Some 16-million people have been affected by heavy rains that have left vast areas under water near the Yangtze, China’s longest river, the Beijing News cited the civil affairs ministry as saying.Water levels in Taihu Lake, close to Shanghai, are at their highest level since 1954, it said, adding the area faced a "serious" risk of flooding if a typhoon hit nearby on Friday.Pictures of a farmer in eastern China breaking down in tears as waters mounted around his 6,000 pigs were posted by state media.Other images showed a sports stadium in the central province of Hubei turned into a "giant bathtub" by the rainfall.Flooding is common during the summer monsoon season in southern China, but rainfall has been particularly heavy this year and many areas have been lashed by torrential rains this week.Rai...
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