Torrential rain battered central and eastern Jilin on Thursday and Friday, forcing relocation of more than 120,000 people as of 8 a.m. of Saturday, according to provincial flood control authorities.
In Yongji County, which saw record-breaking daily precipitation, five people died in the disaster.
The rainstorms have affected lives of nearly 320,000 people in 13 counties, damaging homes, roads, bridges and dikes.
8 dead, 1 missing in NE China downpours
15 July 2017
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Eight people died and another went missing due to rainstorms in northeast China's Jilin Province, local authorities said Saturday, Xinhua reported.
