Four found dead after mudslides, floods hit Wenchuan

Four people have been found dead in the wake of sudden mudslides and flash floods in Wenchuan county in Sichuan province.

According to the county emergency management bureau, the four victims were found after a search and rescue operation along the river at the scene.

Two of the victims were a couple who had been reported missing in Banzigou village, Miansi town, the bureau said.

Three people have been reported missing and more than 900 residents were relocated after the sudden mudslides and flash floods hit Wenchuan on the early morning of Tuesday due to intense rainfall, the bureau said.