Influencers have been blamed for promoting a "niche holiday resort" which was dramatically flooded earlier this week, claiming several lives.
Terrifying footage from Longcaogou in Southwest China's Sichuan Province shows a dried river bed which acts as an overflow route suddenly becoming a raging torrent.
In the clip, holidaymakers can be seen lying on the dried creek sunning themselves and enjoying picnics, before suddenly leaping to their feet and sprinting to safety against a roaring backdrop of water.
