Focus | 8 killed, 19 missing in southwest China flash flood, mudslide-Xinhua
Focus | 8 killed, 19 missing in southwest China flash flood, mudslide
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-08-04 21:53:15
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024 shows rescuers operating excavators to restore traffic on National Highway 318 in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)
KANGDING, Sichuan, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Eight people had been killed and 19 others remained missing as of 2:30 p.m. Sunday after a flash flood and mudslide struck the city of Kangding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said.
The disaster took place at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Kangding, the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, toppling a tunnel bridge and destroying homes in Ridi village.
An aerial drone photo shows rescuers searching for missing people at Ridi Village in Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)An aerial drone photo shows rescuers operating excavators to restore traffic at Ridi Village in Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)Rescuers search for missing people in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)A rescuer searches for missing people at the site of a flash flood and mudslide in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)An aerial photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024 shows the site of a flash flood and mudslide in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 4, 2024 shows rescuers operating excavators to restore traffic on National Highway 318 in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)Rescuers and a sniffer dog are pictured at the site of a flash flood and mudslide in Ridi Village, Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)■
