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7 tourists dead, 12 missing in SW China floods
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-07-12 10:57 CHONGQING: Seven tourists were killed and 12 others remained missing after a rainstorm triggered floods in a canyon in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Saturday, the local government said Sunday. A 35-member tourist group entered an undeveloped mountainous area of the Tanzhangxia Canyon scenic spot in Wanzhou District Saturday afternoon under the guidance of a local resident, according to the government of Wanzhou District. However, a downpour quickly triggered mountain torrents and flushed away most of the tourists at about 4 pm. The expedition was set up via a Chongqing-based travel website and they did not notify the administration of the scenic spot about their journey or get approval of the local tourism authorities, said Pu Binbin, secretary-general of the Wanzhou District Committee of the Communist Party of China.
The injured are in stable conditions in a hospital. The rescue headquarters are identifying the victims. More rescuers are joining the search for the 12 missing tourists. |