China floods kills 107

RESCUERS battled to reach thousands of people trapped by floods and mudslides in southwest China as the death toll from some of the worst storms in years rose to 107 with another 88 missing.

“We now have at least 72 dead in Sichuan province.

“Among them 46 are in Dazhou city. Fifty people are still missing throughout Sichuan,” an official said.