Rain-triggered flood kills 6 in Northwest China

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.