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BEIJING (AP) — Heavy rains in northwestern China caused flash
flooding that killed at least 10 people and left 33 missing in
Yuzhong County area of Gansu province, Chinese state media
reported Friday.
The rains also caused at least one landslide in mountainous
areas near the city of Lanzhou, according to state broadcaster
CCTV. The downpour knocked out power and telecommunications
services in the Xinglong Mountain area, stranding more than
4,000 people across four villages.
Three people were missing after a landslide in the village of
Maliantan in Yuzhong County late Thursday.
Maximum rainfall in the area had reached 195 millimeters (7.7
inches) by early Friday, according to Lanzhou local authorities.
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged all-out rescue and flood
prevention efforts.
Several parts of China are being battered by heavy rains. In the
southern metropolis of Guangzhou, seven people died and seven
others were injured after a flood-triggered landslide buried
homes in the city’s northern Baiyun district Wednesday.
In Zhengzhou, the capital of the central Henan province, local
authorities shut down schools, offices and factories and closed
traffic in parts of the city, which saw catastrophic floods that
killed at least 292 people in 2021.
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