Floodwater submerges houses and fields Sunday in Sangliushu village of Jiexiu city in North China’s Shanxi province, where heavy rain lasted from Oct. 2 to Oct. 7. Photo: Wei Liang/China News Service, VCG

A resident measures a stone that fell on the road due to a landslide caused by the rain Monday in Lingshi county of Shanxi. Heavy downpours have caused flooding of 37 rivers, and damaged over 6,000 kilometers of highways across the province. Photo: Zhang Yun/China News Service, VCG

Residents ride through a damaged road Sunday in Wan’an town of Hongdong county in Shanxi. The rain paused in some areas Sunday, but chaos caused by the flood continues. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

Residents check out collapsed houses after the rain on Sunday in Xiaohe village of Hongdong country. Continuous rain and year-round mining activities caused cracks in the cement floors of houses in the village. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

A resident cleans up the debris of a destroyed cave-dwelling Sunday in Poli village of Hongdong county. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

A resident uses rope and tub to transport corn through floodwater Sunday in Louzhuang village of Xinjiang county in Shanxi. The flood inundated almost 7,900 acres of fields, forcing villagers with different jobs to soak into the water to save crops. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

A resident throws harvested corn to the ground Sunday in Louzhuang village. The flood has caused an average 15,000 yuan of loss to each household, village official Zhang Gaoping said. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

Mold is seen on a soaked corn Sunday in Louzhuang village. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

Soaked plants are seen Sunday in the village. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

A villager using a plastic sheet Sunday tries to build a tent with an excavator to stay warm during his duty hours to check the water level of the village. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

Residents wearing thick coats are on duty Sunday night at one of the seven guarding points across the village to check flood conditions to prevent dyke breaches. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin

Villagers inspect the water level Sunday in Louzhuang village. Photo: Liang Yingfei/Caixin