UAE leaders send condolences to Chinese president over flood victims

Scores killed as floods bring chaos to Henan province

Rescue workers paddle through a flooded street following heavy rain that caused flooding in the city of Zhengzhou in China's Henan province.

A family salvage items in Zhengzhou.

People hitch a ride on a wheel loader to cross a flooded street in Zhengzhou.

Rescuers use a pumping machine to clear out water from a flooded underpass.

Rescuers evacuate people from a hospital in Zhengzhou.

Cars are stuck on a muddy road after severe flooding and landslide hit Gongyi city.

A damaged road in Gongyi city.

A collapsed road near Zhengzhou.

The deadly flooding damaged cars in Gongyi city, near Zhengzhou.

After the rain, clean-up efforts begin in Gongyi city.

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa has sent condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping after the severe floods that have hit Henan province.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, sent similar messages to Mr Xi, state news agency Wam reported on Sunday.

At least 40 people have died and hundreds of thousands forced to flee their homes after torrential rains and floods inundated the province over the past week.

The flood waters have brought chaos to the area, turning roads into rivers.

Cars, debris and even people have been swept along in the raging torrents.