The death toll from flash floods triggered by sudden heavy rains in Qinghai province rose to 16 as of Thursday afternoon, with more than 2,000 emergency rescuers making an all-out effort to search for at least another 36 people that are still missing.
Disaster relief departments in China’s northwestern province of Qinghai were urged to step up the search for survivors after a flash flood in rural areas of the capital killed at least 17 people, with an equal number reported missing. The flood hit Datong county in the provincial capital Xining in the early hours of Thursday morning, following torrential rains overnight..
China initiated a state level-three emergency response to natural disasters on Thursday after a mountain flash flood hit Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Northwest China s Qinghai Province that resulted in at least 17 deaths and left 17 missing.
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