A rescue team from China Railway No. 17 Bureau Group Construction Engineering Co., Ltd work at a railway bridge damaged by flood in Jinzhong, Shanxi Province on October 7, 2021. Photo: CFP

Severe rainfall and floods in N China's Shanxi have affected more than 1.76 million  people as of Sun. 120,100 have been relocated, 190,000 hectares of crops have been affected, and more than 17,000 houses have collapsed: Xinhua