Flooding in the Yangtze river basin in China has left 112 people dead or missing in recent days, with more damage feared from a typhoon expected to land within days. Floods also hit south Asia this week, with 33 killed in Pakistan and 25 dead in India after unusually heavy rains. Facebook Twitter Pinterest People reinforce a dyke in Hefeng township in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A house almost submerged in flood waters caused by heavy rain in Xuancheng city, Jiangsu province. Pictures of a farmer in eastern China breaking down in tears as waters mounted around his 6,000 pigs were posted by state media.

Source: The Guardian July 05, 2016 08:58 UTC