Floods, landslides kill 135 people in China

By Shen Lu, CNN
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Updated 4:13 AM EDT, Sun July 24, 2016
Cars are submerged by floodwater in Beijing on July 20. This year's flood season has been the worst since 1998, according to state media, with 26 provinces affected. The 1998 floods led to the deaths of almost 4,000 people.
Cars are submerged by floodwater in Beijing on July 20. This year's flood season has been the worst since 1998, according to state media, with 26 provinces affected. The 1998 floods led to the deaths of almost 4,000 people.
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This photo taken on July 21 shows Chinese soldiers carrying sandbags to reinforce a damaged road hit by heavy rainstorms in Fangshan District in Beijing.
This photo taken on July 21 shows Chinese soldiers carrying sandbags to reinforce a damaged road hit by heavy rainstorms in Fangshan District in Beijing.
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This photo taken on July 21, 2016 shows workers repairing a damaged road hit by heavy rainstorms in Fangshan District in Beijing.
This photo taken on July 21, 2016 shows workers repairing a damaged road hit by heavy rainstorms in Fangshan District in Beijing.
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A bus struggles through flood waters on July 6, 2016. Floods and heavy rain paralyzed traffic in Wuhan, a megacity of 10 million on the Yangtze river.
A bus struggles through flood waters on July 6, 2016. Floods and heavy rain paralyzed traffic in Wuhan, a megacity of 10 million on the Yangtze river.
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Residents stand behind sandbags on a flooded street in Wuhan, Hubei province, July 6. More than 10 million people in the province have been affected -- a sixth of the population.
Residents stand behind sandbags on a flooded street in Wuhan, Hubei province, July 6. More than 10 million people in the province have been affected -- a sixth of the population.
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Chinese soldiers carry sandbags to reinforce a lake dyke in Wuhan on July 5.
Chinese soldiers carry sandbags to reinforce a lake dyke in Wuhan on July 5.
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The city of Liuzhou, Guangxi province is surrounded by the swollen Liujiang River July 5.
The city of Liuzhou, Guangxi province is surrounded by the swollen Liujiang River July 5.
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A pig swims in flood waters after Jushui river broke the dyke and flooded Dongchun near Wuhan July 3. The floods have destroyed crops and livestock.
A pig swims in flood waters after Jushui river broke the dyke and flooded Dongchun near Wuhan July 3. The floods have destroyed crops and livestock.
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An aerial view of a rain-filled stadium in Ezhou, Hubei, July 2 that resembles a massive bathtub. China has seen 23% more rain than average this year.
An aerial view of a rain-filled stadium in Ezhou, Hubei, July 2 that resembles a massive bathtub. China has seen 23% more rain than average this year.
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Residents try to remove a car from a flooded parking garage in Wuhan, July 2. <br />
Residents try to remove a car from a flooded parking garage in Wuhan, July 2.
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People cross a flooded bridge in Wuhan on July 2.
People cross a flooded bridge in Wuhan on July 2.
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A man rides a scooter across a flooded bridge in Wuhan, July 2.<br />
A man rides a scooter across a flooded bridge in Wuhan, July 2.
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People carrying umbrellas cross a flooded street in Wuhan, July 2.
People carrying umbrellas cross a flooded street in Wuhan, July 2.
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China experiences worst floods since 1998
Beijing CNN  — 

Heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides in China this week, 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.

The flooding occurred between Monday and Thursday and affected nearly 8.9 million people, the Civil Affairs Department said.

More than 52,000 houses collapsed and an additional 161,000 were damaged, according to the Civil Affairs Department.

This year’s flood season has been the worst since 1998, according to state media.

The 1998 floods led to the deaths of almost 4,000 people.