At least 21 people died after a landslide struck in China's western Gansu province as the Asian nation grappled with a weather crisis that had claimed dozens of lives across multiple regions by Wednesday morning and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.
The landslide struck a valley in Tanchang county on Tuesday, trapping 33 people, mostly local villagers hired as temporary labourers at a state-run forestry farm. The mountainous region, with steep valleys and crisscrossing rivers, is prone to flash floods and landslides, particularly during the rainy season.
