Several missing after deadly bus plunge during Chinese floods

An aerial photo shows rescuers fortifying a temporary dyke against the flooding at the Lianbo Village in Hejin City (Xinhua via AP)

At least three people have died and 11 others are missing after a bus fell into a river in northern China as flooding from heavy rains destroyed homes and inundated farmland.

Video posted online showed people on top of an almost submerged bus in a rushing river flowing over a nearby bridge outside the city of Shijiazhuang, about 165 miles south-west of Beijing.