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China flooding kills 701 in worst toll in a decade (AP)

In this July 19, 2010 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, people cross the flooded street by boat in Quxian, southwest China's Sichuan province. In nearby Sichuan province, a weekend of torrential rains left 23 dead and forced nearly 600,000 to evacuate their homes, Xinhua said. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Jiang Hongjing) ** NO SALES **AP - Flooding this year has killed 701 people, left 347 missing and caused tens of billions of dollars in damage, the worst toll across the board that China has seen in a decade, a senior Chinese official said Wednesday.


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