7 dead, 4 rescued from river surge in Sichuan

Seven people died, one was injured and three were rescued after a sudden surge of river water in Ya'an, Sichuan province, on Wednesday morning, local authorities said.

Eleven women were near the Longxi River in Yucheng district when the river swelled and many were swept away.

The city's water resources bureau and meteorological bureau had jointly issued a yellow-level warning for mountain flood disaster weather at 5:20 pm on Tuesday. The warning stated that in the next 24 hours, there was a relatively high possibility of mountain torrents in some areas of Yucheng district and six other regions.