6 missing following mudflow in SW China
Xinhua | Updated: 2022-04-02 11:35
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KUNMING -- Six people went missing following a mudflow near a highway maintenance station in Southwest China's Yunnan province on Saturday morning, local authorities said.
The accident took place at around 1:00 am Saturday in Drung-Nu autonomous county of Gongshan after continuous rain hit the area, burying two auto repair sites and one scrap metal recycling facility, said a statement from the information office of the county government.
Search and rescue operations are on, and nearby residents have been evacuated to safety.