An aerial drone photo shows search-and-rescue operations underway at the flood-hit scenic area in Weiyuan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 26, 2026. A flash flood triggered by sudden heavy rainfall hit a scenic area in northwest China's Gansu Province on Sunday afternoon, leaving 10 people dead and 23 injured as of 6 p.m., local authorities said. Some tourists were camping in the scenic area in Weiyuan County, Dingxi City, and were trapped after the flood burst out. Local public security and fire-and-rescue departments have dispatched rescue teams to the site, and search-and-rescue operations are underway. (Gansu Fire and Rescue Corps/Handout via Xinhua)
LANZHOU, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A flash flood triggered by sudden heavy rainfall hit a scenic area in northwest China's Gansu Province on Sunday afternoon, leaving 10 people dead and 23 injured as of 6 p.m., local authorities said.
Some tourists were camping in the scenic area in Weiyuan County, Dingxi City, and were trapped after the flood burst out.
Local public security and fire-and-rescue departments have dispatched rescue teams to the site, and search-and-rescue operations are underway. ■
Search-and-rescue operations are underway at the flood-hit scenic area in Weiyuan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 26, 2026.
A flash flood triggered by sudden heavy rainfall hit a scenic area in northwest China's Gansu Province on Sunday afternoon, leaving 10 people dead and 23 injured as of 6 p.m., local authorities said.
Some tourists were camping in the scenic area in Weiyuan County, Dingxi City, and were trapped after the flood burst out.
Local public security and fire-and-rescue departments have dispatched rescue teams to the site, and search-and-rescue operations are underway. (Gansu Fire and Rescue Corps/Handout via Xinhua)
Rescuers arrive at the flood-hit scenic area in Weiyuan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 26, 2026.
A flash flood triggered by sudden heavy rainfall hit a scenic area in northwest China's Gansu Province on Sunday afternoon, leaving 10 people dead and 23 injured as of 6 p.m., local authorities said.
Some tourists were camping in the scenic area in Weiyuan County, Dingxi City, and were trapped after the flood burst out.
Local public security and fire-and-rescue departments have dispatched rescue teams to the site, and search-and-rescue operations are underway. (Photo by Zhou Qiong/Xinhua)
