At least four people have died as a result of a landslide brought on by torrential rains in northern China, according to official media on Sunday.
According to national public radio station CNR, a mountain flash flood south of Xi’an produced a landslide on Friday that destroyed two homes and damaged highways, bridges, the electricity grid, and other infrastructure.
“Four people have died” and “some people remain unreachable,” it said on the Weibo social network. A previous report gave two dead and 16 missing.
A hundred soldiers as well as firefighters were mobilised for the relief operations “which are continuing” on Sunday, according to CNR.
CNR broadcast images on Weibo showing rescuers clearing rocks and trees from the edge of a river and carrying victims on stretchers.
China has faced deadly floods and historic rainfall in recent weeks, with the death toll from storms in the northern part of the country reaching at least 78 according to the latest toll reported on Friday.
