Gansu Rains Trigger Landslides and Floods, Rescuers Evacuate Residents as Death Toll Rises
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Updated · Букви · Aug 2
Gansu Rains Trigger Landslides and Floods, Rescuers Evacuate Residents as Death Toll Rises
3 articles · Updated · Букви · Aug 2
Summary
Search-and-rescue teams in Gansu were still evacuating residents and setting up temporary shelters after heavy rain unleashed landslides and floods that caused deaths and left others missing.
Weiyuan County in Dingxi City has been hit especially hard, with repeated landslides continuing as prolonged downpours destabilize hillsides and raise the risk of more collapses.
Authorities said casualty figures were still being updated while emergency services monitored weather conditions and warned residents to avoid dangerous areas and follow rescue instructions.
Further rainfall is forecast, leaving Gansu exposed to secondary landslides and extending the threat to people living in hillside communities.