Death toll rises as rain continues to pelt flooded north-east China

Typhoon Doksuri has sparked days-long rainstorms in China (Yan Linyun/Xinhua/AP)

Rain has continued to pelt north-eastern China in the wake of Typhoon Doksuri, as authorities reported more fatalities and missing people while evacuating thousands more.

Six people died and four went missing in the city of Shulan in Jilin province, which has seen five days in a row of heavy rain, according to state media.