Villagers missing after flash flood in SW China-Xinhua

Villagers missing after flash flood in SW China

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-08-03 11:20:00

This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2024 shows the collapse site of a tunnel bridge at the section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya'an-Kangding expressway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Houses were washed away and villagers went missing after a flash flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday, local authorities said.

The flash flood occurred at a section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya'an-Kangding expressway, leading to a tunnel bridge collapse and the falling of vehicles, according to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture's publicity department.

Rescue work is underway. (Xinhua)

CHENGDU, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Houses were washed away and villagers went missing after a flash flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday, local authorities said.

The flash flood occurred at a section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya'an-Kangding expressway, leading to a tunnel bridge collapse and the falling of vehicles, according to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture's publicity department.

Details of the situation are being further verified.

Injured people are transferred to a hospital in Kangding, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 3, 2024. Houses were washed away and villagers went missing after a flash flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday, local authorities said.

The flash flood occurred at a section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya'an-Kangding expressway, leading to a tunnel bridge collapse and the falling of vehicles, according to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture's publicity department.

Rescue work is underway. (Xinhua)

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