Northeast China's Liaoning Province is experiencing its strongest rainfall of the year.
Average precipitation in Liaoning reached 69 mm as of 3 p.m. Thursday, with 391 mm recorded in Suizhong County, according to the provincial weather bureau
Cities including Benxi, Dandong, Anshan and Fushun in the eastern part of the province are expected to see heavy storms in the night.
The provincial weather bureau issued three red alerts for rain early Thursday morning.
A weather station in Huludao City in western Liaoning recorded 395 mm of rain, the highest ever since records began.
Rain had died away in Huludao by the evening after waterlogging many urban areas and submerging vehicles.
According to the local flood control office, the rain has forced the evacuation of 126,000 people across the province as of Thursday night. Thirty reservoirs are operating over capacity.
