Shenzhen: Floods caused by heavy summer rains continue to cause death and destruction across China, with over 100 people killed and many more missing.
At least eight people were killed in the southwestern province of Sichuan over the weekend after the city of Kangding was hit by a flash flood and landslide, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday, citing local authorities.
A motorway bridge collapsed and several houses were also destroyed. There have been a number of similar incidents with fatalities in China this summer. A flash flood tore away a 40-metre-long section of a bridge in Shaanxi province on July 19. At least 38 people lost their lives and the search for 24 missing persons continues.
At least 14 people were killed in another flash flood in a village in Sichuan and 25 others are still missing following that incident. At least 48 people have also died in the central Chinese province of Hunan in recent days, where flooding has also occurred in many places. At least 35 people are still missing there.(DPA)