Villagers missing after flash flood in SW China

This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2024 shows the collapse site of a tunnel bridge at the section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya’an-Kangding expressway in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. Houses were washed away and villagers went missing after a flash flood in southwest China’s Sichuan Province Saturday, local authorities said.
The flash flood occurred at a section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya’an-Kangding expressway, leading to a tunnel bridge collapse and the falling of vehicles, according to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture’s publicity department.
Rescue work is underway. (Xinhua)
CHENGDU, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — Houses were washed away and villagers went missing after a flash flood in southwest China’s Sichuan Province Saturday, local authorities said.
The flash flood occurred at a section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya’an-Kangding expressway, leading to a tunnel bridge collapse and the falling of vehicles, according to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture’s publicity department.
Details of the situation are being further verified. ■

Injured people are transferred to a hospital in Kangding, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Aug. 3, 2024. Houses were washed away and villagers went missing after a flash flood in southwest China’s Sichuan Province Saturday, local authorities said.
The flash flood occurred at a section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya’an-Kangding expressway, leading to a tunnel bridge collapse and the falling of vehicles, according to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture’s publicity department.
Rescue work is underway. (Xinhua)