Torrential rains caused two landslides in the Yuanmou County on Saturday. One person was listed missing and six others were injured in two landslides in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Torrential rains triggered two landslides in the Yuanmou County in northern Yunnan yesterday. A quake lake was formed along the Longchuan River in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Roughly 1.26 million cubic metres of debris moved down the mountains nearby, forming a six-metre-deep lake, measuring 700 metres long and 300 metres wide.

Source: dna September 18, 2016 04:47 UTC