Three killed, nine missing in China mudslide
BEIJING—The death toll from a mudslide in eastern China rose to three on Sunday after days of torrential rain brought by Typhoon “Saudel.” Nine others were still missing.
The mudslide hit part of a village in Suichuan County in Jiangxi province early Saturday, damaging a dozen houses. Rescuers found two people dead on Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Over 5,300 people in the country were relocated to safer places.
Separately, CCTV reported that two people were killed in Hunan province in south central China following downpours brought by the typhoon. The report did not specify the cause of the deaths but said the rain triggered landslides and other disasters.
Saudel made two landfalls in Zhejiang Province on Aug. 28 and made a third landfall as a tropical storm in Fujian Province on Sept. 3, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported.
About 600,000 residents were evacuated from risky offshore and onshore areas in Fujian as of Friday night, Xinhua reported.
Images from state broadcaster CCTV showed that some streets were turned into rivers, while rescuers deployed inflatable boats in their efforts.
