Floodwater touches toes of famous Buddhist statue as China hit by typhoon
Floodwater reached the toes of a famous Buddhist statue for the first time in decades as China suffered flooding and landslides from unusually heavy seasonal rains and a typhoon that came ashore on its southern coast.
It was the first time in at least 70 years that water had reached the foot of the Leshan Giant Buddha, a 71-metre tall statue carved into the side of a mountain in the eighth century in Sichuan province.
