At least 75 dead, missing in recent China flooding

BEIJING (AP) — At least 75 people in northern China have died or gone missing since Monday in some of the worst flooding in years, the government said Thursday.
The figures released by the Civil Affairs Ministry come amid continuing heavy downpours that have caused havoc across usually dry regions, including the capital Beijing. Already, 576 people have been recorded as dead or missing nationwide in the first half of the year.
Beijing has been hit by constant rain since Tuesday that has fo