In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Rescuers work to restore a road damaged by mountain torrents following a heavy downpour, in Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Jin Wangui/Xinhua via AP)
BEIJING (AP) — At least 10 people died and 33 were missing after flash foods in Yuzhong County in China’s northwestern Gansu province, Chinese state media reported Friday.
Heavy rains since Thursday had triggered flash floods and at least one landslide in mountainous areas near the city of Lanzhou, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
The downpour knocked out power and telecommunications services in the Xinglong Mountain area, stranding more than 4,000 people across four villages.
Three people were missing after a landslide in the village of Maliantan in Yuzhong County late Thursday.
Maximum rainfall in the area had reached 195 millimeters (7.7 inches) by early Friday, according to Lanzhou local authorities.
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged all-out rescue and flood prevention efforts.
Several parts of China are being battered by heavy rains. In the southern metropolis of Guangzhou, seven people died and seven others were injured after a flood-triggered landslide buried homes in the city’s northern Baiyun district Wednesday.
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Rescuers arrive at the site of mountain torrents and lead rescue vehicles to conduct rescue mission following a heavy downpour, in Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Jin Wangui/Xinhua via AP)
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Rescuers arrive at the site of mountain torrents and lead rescue vehicles to conduct rescue mission following a heavy downpour, in Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Jin Wangui/Xinhua via AP)
Rescuers use inflatable boat to ferry people across a flooded road following a heavy downpours prompted the city government to order the suspension of businesses and outdoor activities, in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Chinatopix via AP)
A woman carrying a child wade through a flooded road following a heavy downpours prompted the city government to order the suspension of businesses and outdoor activities, in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Chinatopix via AP)
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