Rain-triggered flood kills 6 in Northwest China
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Updated: 2024-09-02 19:15
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XINING -- Six people were killed after a rain-triggered flood in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Northwest China's Qinghai province on Monday, local authorities said.
Early Monday morning, intense short-term rainfall hit Shinaihai township in Gonghe county, causing a road culvert in the township to be destroyed by flooding, according to the county's emergency management department.
Search and rescue efforts are underway, and follow-up work is ongoing.
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