China Floods

Large swathes of China have been hit by summer deluges that have triggered the worst floods in a decade, causing countless deadly landslides and swelling many large rivers to dangerous levels.

Summer rain storms annually deluge many parts of China. Here a teacher places bricks for students to step on after a heavy downpour at a school in a suburb of Beijing. (Getty)

Large swathes of China have been hit by summer deluges that have triggered the worst floods in a decade, causing countless deadly landslides and swelling many large rivers to dangerous levels.