What’s new: A mudslide has killed 21 people in Xi’an with six more missing after torrential rain hit the northwestern city, local authorities said Sunday.
Downpours on Friday caused a flash flood and mudslide in the outskirts of the city in Shaanxi province, according to a statement on the Xi’an Bureau of Emergency Management’s social media account. Around 1,000 rescue personnel have been dispatched to the area.
The extreme weather also damaged a highway, some 50 communication base stations, as well as electricity infrastructure, cutting power to 900 households. The authorities said the majority of the affected communication stations and power supply in 855 homes had been restored as of Sunday night.
The background: Rainstorms have wreaked havoc across northern China in recent weeks. Record rains in Beijing and its surrounding regions caused floods that killed at least 33 people in the capital and another 29 in neighboring Hebei province, according to official data released last week.
The weather system was formed from the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, which travelled north after hitting Fujian province in late July. The storms also killed at least 14 people in Jilin province in Northeast China.
Contact reporter Kelly Wang (jingzhewang@caixin.com) and editor Jonathan Breen (jonathanbreen@caixin.com)
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