A medical expert checks the condition of an injured person of a rain-triggered flash flood in a hospital in Hanyuan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 22, 2024.
Rescuers have found 10 bodies while 29 others remained missing following a rain-triggered flash flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday evening.
Rescuers are still using drones, sniffer dogs and life detectors to search for the missing.
The disaster occurred at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, when heavy rain unleashed flood in a local river to damage over 40 houses in Xinhua village, Hanyuan County under Ya'an City.
Fifteen people were injured and sent to hospitals, none of whom are in life dangers. A total of 412 residents have been evacuated for safety concerns. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
CHENGDU, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers have found 10 bodies while 29 others remained missing following a rain-triggered flash flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said on Sunday evening.
Rescuers are still using drones, sniffer dogs and life detectors to search for the missing.
The disaster occurred at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, when heavy rain unleashed flood in a local river to damage over 40 houses in Xinhua village, Hanyuan County under Ya'an City.
Fifteen people were injured and sent to hospitals, none of whom are in life dangers. A total of 412 residents have been evacuated for safety concerns. ■
Medical experts and doctors hold a medical consultation at a ward of injured people of a rain-triggered flash flood in a hospital in Hanyuan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
Doctors and a medical expert talk with an injured person of a rain-triggered flash flood in a hospital in Hanyuan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
A nurse works at a ward of an injured person of a rain-triggered flash flood in a hospital in Hanyuan County, Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
