Not less than 135 people have been confirmed after a heavy rains which triggered flooding and landslides in China leaving at least 135 people dead, local authorities and state media reported.
More than 100 people are missing following the storms in Hebei, Henan and Shanxi provinces, official news agency Xinhua said.
According to China's Civil Affairs Department, more than 52,000 houses collapsed and an additional 161,000 were damaged.
The flooding occurred between Monday and Thursday and affected nearly 8.9 million people, the Civil Affairs Department said.
This year's flood season has been the worst since 1998, according to state. The 1998 floods led to the deaths of almost 4,000 people.
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