2 missing after Northeast China mudslide

CHANGCHUN -- Two people remain missing following a mudslide triggered by heavy downpours on Wednesday in Northeast China's Jilin province, local authorities said on Thursday.

Around 6:20 pm on Wednesday, a mudslide occurred in Naozhi township, in the city of Linjiang in Jilin, causing two people to fall into water. Heavy rainfall started in the township at about 5 pm on Wednesday, resulting in accumulative two-hour precipitation of 96.8 millimeters, the city's flood control and drought relief headquarters said.

Rescue work is continuing. Currently, some 125 affected local residents have been relocated.