Floods kill nearly 200, displace millions in Asia

Nearly 200 people were killed and more than 1.5 million displaced as severe flooding hit Asia, including China which is battling the worst floods in a decade, officials said, according to DPA. About 170 people have been reported killed in China, while nearly 200 were still missing in the deluges, the Chinese government said. The worst-hit region was north-eastern China, where at least 85 people were reported killed and 105 of the missing in flooding that destroyed 60,000 homes. Hydrologists in the north-eastern province of Heilongjiang warned that the floods could become the worst on record along the Heilongjiang river, the semi-official China News Service reported.