China floods kill hundreds
Three-quarters of China's provinces have been hit by floods and more than 1000 people have died or been lost in the severe flooding so far this year.
Image 1 of 18: Flood water gushes from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir in Jiyuan, central China's Henan Province. The Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River launched a sluice with the water outflux monitored at 15,000 cubic meters per second. Photo / AP
