CNN — At least 21 people are dead and six others missing after a flash flood and landslide following torrential rains in the outskirts of northwestern China’s Xi’an city, local authorities said Sunday. Nearly 1,000 rescue workers were deployed to Xi’an’s Weiziping village following the landslide and flash flood, with 186 people evacuated and relief efforts ongoing as of Sunday evening, authorities said. Restaurants were run out of the two destroyed homes, Cover News reported. Flooding killed at least 29 people in Hebei province and 33 in the capital Beijing, according to local authorities. Seven people were taking shelter from heavy rains at the house when it collapsed, according to China National Radio.

Source: Egypt Independent August 14, 2023 12:08 UTC