Deadly storms, slides plague provinces

Two mudslides killed at least 31 people, with four still missing, on Tuesday after downpours in two provinces, authorities said.

Rainfall from Monday to Tuesday caused slides in Gengdi village of Puge county, Sichuan province. As of 6 pm Tuesday, rescuers had saved one person from the debris, but 24 were found dead. Four people were injured and one other remained missing, according to the local government.

The mountain floods also damaged 5 kilometers of road and five bridges, and inundated about 12 hectares of farmland.