Typhoon Rumbia is still potent as it churns north

Rumbia, the 18th typhoon of the year, dumped up to 52 centimeters of rain on parts of Henan, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces between Thursday and 9 am on Sunday, the center said, adding that 15 counties reported record levels of daily precipitation. Half of Anhui's territory received rainfall of more than 10 centimeters, it said.

The extreme weather conditions have resulted in deaths and injuries and caused economic losses as the storm has wreaked havoc across central and eastern China.

Seven people were reported dead and at least 18 others injured when Xuzhou, Jiangsu, was hit. More than 1,800 houses had been damaged as of 2 pm on Sunday.