Liaoning province has been inundated by its biggest floods in a decade, breaching the banks of the region's main rivers and killing at least 10 people.
Weekend storms dumped up to 240mm of rain on the province. The resulting floods affected about 1.44 million people.
Thirty-five people were missing by yesterday afternoon, 46 had received serious injuries, and direct economic losses from the deluge were estimated at 7.4 billion yuan.
The high waters also invaded a crocodile park in Benxi city and liberated at least 16 of the reptiles, including one 300kg beast.
Following Typhoon Matsa, which caused damage in a number of Liaoning cities, including Huludao , Dalian , Shenyang and Fushun , weekend thunderstorms added more water to already bursting rivers.
The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Office said the biggest floods for a decade were recorded in the Liao, Taizi and Hun rivers.