Many people have been displaced by floods caused by heavy rain in central China. Roads, stations
and settlements in the affected areas are inundated.
More than 10,000 people in China's Henan province have been evacuated after heavy rains so far.
Authorities have confirmed that 12 people have died in Xinjiang city due to the floods.
More than a dozen cities have been affected by the floods. The main roads and air services in the
affected areas have also been closed. Henan Provinces is home to 92 million Chinese.
By Muna Chand