City takes heavy blow from storms; 18 dead

Floods in Jilin city, Jilin province, have killed 18 people and left another 18 missing, while more than 110,000 people have been relocated, local authorities said on Monday.

Heavy rains in the central and eastern parts of the province on Thursday and Friday left much of it inundated. Jilin city was one of the most seriously affected.

Li Senshan was on duty on the fifth floor of the Yongji county museum at 7 pm on Thursday when he saw people taking shelter from the rain on the first floor of the building. He led four people upstairs to a safer area before he spotted a woman who also needed help.