A woman in Henan province survived on rainwater and corns for 15 days after she fell down a dry well.

The woman, 38, named Su Qixiu, was from Xiaolizhuang village in Xiayi county.

She went missing on Sept 1 after she went to collect some traditional Chinese medicine, Dahe Daily reported.

She was found in the well by farmers from a nearby village on Monday. According to Su's family, she managed to stay alive by drinking rainwater and eating some corn which she had on her.

She is recovering in a hospital, the report said.