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Houses are inundated by deluge in Xiangyang town of Jiayin county in northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Heavy flooding in the extreme south and northeast has left more than 200 dead or missing in recent days. (AP Photo) ( China Flash Floods )

A residential area with houses and streets submerged by floodwaters in Shantou, in southern China's Guangdong province on August 21, 2013. The death toll from devastating floods at opposite ends of China following torrential rains and the aftermath of a typhoon has risen to more than 130, the government and media said on August 20. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522225708 )

A residential area with houses and streets submerged by floodwaters in Shantou, in southern China's Guangdong province on August 21, 2013. The death toll from devastating floods at opposite ends of China following torrential rains and the aftermath of a typhoon has risen to more than 130, the government and media said on August 20. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522225704 )

Residents wait in a clearing as rescuers deliver relief supplies from a helicopter in flood-hit Shantou, in southern China's Guangdong province on August 21, 2013. The death toll from devastating floods at opposite ends of China following torrential rains and the aftermath of a typhoon has risen to more than 130, the government and media said on August 20. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522225712 )

A rescuer drops a box of food from a helicopter in flood-hit Shantou, in southern China's Guangdong province on August 21, 2013. The death toll from devastating floods at opposite ends of China following torrential rains and the aftermath of a typhoon has risen to more than 130, the government and media said on August 20. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522225705 )

A man walks with a child on his back after heavy rain hits on August 18, 2013 in Fushun, China. 32 are missing and 15 are dead after a torrential rain hit Liaoning Province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) ( 176910451 )

Residents paddle a boat in flood waters triggered by torrential rains from typhoon Utor on a street in Fengkai in south China's Guangdong province Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. Rains brought by last week's Typhoon Utor have caused severe flooding across Guangxi and neighboring Guangdong province. (AP Photo) ( China Landslides )

A rescuer walks with a man on his back after a heavy rain hit on August 18, 2013 in Fushun, China. 32 are missing and 15 are dead after a torrential rain hit Liaoning Province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) ( 176910454 )

Rescuers carry an old man to a makeshift shelter after a heavy rain hit on August 18, 2013 in Fushun, China. 32 are missing and 15 are dead after a torrential rain hit Liaoning Province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) ( 176910458 )

Residents wade in a flooded street on August 20, 2013 in Shantou, China. 20 people were killed and 7 others missing after typhoon Utor made landfall in Guangdong province on Wednesday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) ( 177085537 )

A rescue worker (L) helping to relocate belongings of flood victims in Dao county of Yongzhou, central China's Hunan province on August 18, 2013. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left at least 74 people dead and forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate their homes in recent days, officials and state media said on August 19. AFP PHOTOAFP/AFP/Getty Images ( 522189316 )

Soldiers stack sandbags to strengthen a dam at the flooding Nenjiang river on August 18, 2013 in Daqing, China. 32 are missing and 15 are dead after a torrential rain hit Liaoning Province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) ( 176910459 )

A woman cleans her house after flood waters sweept through the Nankouqian town in Fushun in northeast China's Liaoning province on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. In China's northeast, separate flooding has affected millions of people, with torrential downpours Saturday causing the Nei River to overflow near the city of Fushun, sweeping away homes, roads, and utilities and leaving 54 people dead. (AP Photo) ( China Landslides )

Flood victims making their way down a flooded street in Shantou, in southern China's Guangdong province. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said on August 19. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522203277 )

Residents traveling on boats and makeshift rafts down a flooded street in Shantou, in southern China's Guangdong province. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said on August 19. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522203257 )

Residents make their way through floodwaters on a makeshift raft in the Chaonan district of Shantou, in southern China's Guangdong province on August 19, 2013. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522203473 )

A young man clinging to a tree in the flood-hit Chaonan district of Shantou, in southern China's Guangdong province on on August 19, 2013. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said on August 19. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522203476 )

Vehicles submerged by water in the flood-hit Chaonan district of Shantou, in southern China's Guangdong province on on August 19, 2013. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said on August 19. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522203559 )

Residents making their way through flooded streets in the Chaonan district of Shantou, in southern China's Guangdong province on August 19, 2013. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said on August 19. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522203633 )

Damaged power transmission towers (C) leaning to the ground after being damaged by floods in the Qingyuan Manchu autonomous county of Fushun, in northeast China's Liaoning province on August 18, 2013. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said on August 19. Flooding in the northeast which left 72 people dead was described as "the worst in decades" by the state news agency, while another 33 people died in the south as a result of the weather, it said citing the ministry of civil affairs. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522203956 )

A girl walking barefoot on train track covered with mud after floods hit the Qingyuan Manchu autonomous county of Fushun, in northeast China's Liaoning province on August 18, 2013. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said on August 19. Flooding in the northeast which left 72 people dead was described as "the worst in decades" by the state news agency, while another 33 people died in the south as a result of the weather, it said citing the ministry of civil affairs. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522204027 )

A bus operates on a flooded street, on August 21, 2013 in Khabarovsk. Floods in the Russian Far East broke today historic records as authorities evacuated over 19,000 people from affected areas and warned of a further rise in water levels. Levels in the Amur river which flows from Russia to China broke historic records in the city of Khabarovsk and rain continued to batter the region as authorities sent out bottled water and administered shelters for displaced residents. IGOR CHURAKOV/AFP/Getty Images ( 522226484 )

A damaged car after floods hit the Qingyuan Manchu autonomous county of Fushun, in northeast China's Liaoning province on August 19, 2013. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said on August 19. Flooding in the northeast which left 72 people dead was described as "the worst in decades" by the state news agency, while another 33 people died in the south as a result of the weather, it said citing the ministry of civil affairs. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522204011 )

A woman sits before her damaged home after floods hit the Qingyuan Manchu autonomous county of Fushun, in northeast China's Liaoning province on August 19, 2013. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said on August 19. Flooding in the northeast which left 72 people dead was described as "the worst in decades" by the state news agency, while another 33 people died in the south as a result of the weather, it said citing the ministry of civil affairs. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522204013 )

Residents walking past a destroyed home after floods hit the Qingyuan Manchu autonomous county of Fushun, in northeast China's Liaoning province on August 19, 2013. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said on August 19. Flooding in the northeast which left 72 people dead was described as "the worst in decades" by the state news agency, while another 33 people died in the south as a result of the weather, it said citing the ministry of civil affairs. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522204005 )

A damaged house after floods hit the Qingyuan Manchu autonomous county of Fushun, in northeast China's Liaoning province on August 19, 2013. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said on August 19. Flooding in the northeast which left 72 people dead was described as "the worst in decades" by the state news agency, while another 33 people died in the south as a result of the weather, it said citing the ministry of civil affairs. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522204061 )

A damaged house after floods hit the Qingyuan Manchu autonomous county of Fushun, in northeast China's Liaoning province on August 19, 2013. Devastating floods at opposite ends of China have left 105 people dead and another 115 missing in recent days, state media said on August 19. Flooding in the northeast which left 72 people dead was described as "the worst in decades" by the state news agency, while another 33 people died in the south as a result of the weather, it said citing the ministry of civil affairs. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522204015 )