Storms leave 3 dead, 12 missing in southwest China Three people have died and 12 are missing after overnight rainstorms in southwestern ChinaBEIJING -- Three people died and 12 are missing after overnight rainstorms in southwestern China, authorities said Saturday. Another person was killed and nine more are missing in Yihai township, the county said in a post on its social media account. Mianning is about 280 kilometers (175 miles) southwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan. More than 20 people have died this year in seasonal rains in southern China that swell rivers and flood towns and agricultural fields. More heavy rain was forecast for several provinces, including Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Shaanxi, Henan and Hubei, China's official Xinhua News Agency said.

Source: ABC News June 27, 2020 08:37 UTC