The floods had destroyed some 71,000 houses and impacted 1 million hectares of farmland, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, with direct economic losses reported at more than $1.64 billion.
In the north, Xinhua reported two new forest fires in Inner Mongolia.
Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu told Xinhua that "more firemen and planes were needed to join the efforts to quench the forest fires quickly, while close attention should be given to the safety of rescuers and local residents."
Firefighters have however managed to put out a blaze in the Galashan area near Russia that started 10 days ago.
Quality of China's agricultural products improved 