16 dead after mudslides, landslides hit east China's Jiangxi
Searchers found another body after rain-triggered landslides, and officials said more than 18,000 people were evacuated in Suichuan County.
- On Thursday, state media reported the death toll from rain-triggered landslides in Jiangxi province rose to 16 after searchers recovered another body.
- Typhoon Saudel made landfall in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, then drenched Suichuan County for days, triggering landslides across three towns in the region.
- CCTV reported a mudslide in Gaoping town killed 13 people, with additional deaths in Zuo and Tanghu; more than 18,000 residents were evacuated from the county.
- Neighboring Hunan province reported two additional deaths from rains brought by the same typhoon system, extending the disaster's reach beyond Jiangxi.
- CCTV confirmed that rainfall triggered landslides and other disasters throughout the region, though authorities did not specify the exact cause of all fatalities beyond severe weather.
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Death toll from Jiangxi landslides hits 16
Searchers in the southeastern part of the mainland have found another body from rain-triggered landslides last weekend in Jiangxi province, raising the death toll to 16, state media said on Thursday. The deaths were spread across three towns in Suichuan county, where heavy rain drenched the area for days after Typhoon Saudel made its third landfall in neighbouring Fujian. Local authorities confirmed the toll on Thursday, with torrential rain cau…
Death toll rises to 16 in landslides in southeastern China – WTOP News
Searchers in southeastern China have found another body from rain-triggered landslides last weekend in Jiangxi province, raising the death toll to 16, state media said Thursday. The deaths were spread across three towns in Suichuan county, where heavy rain drenched the area for days after Typhoon Saudel came ashore on China’s east coast. A mudslide...
Landslides after heavy rainfall in China kill six, nine missing
Landslides in eastern China have killed six people with nine others still missing, state media said Tuesday, days after heavy rains unleashed by Typhoon Saudel. A mudslide which hit Mingkeng village in Jiangxi province on Saturday left five dead and seven missing, state news agency Xinhua said, citing local officials. Another person was found dead and two others still missing after landslides hit the nearby townships of Zuo'an and Tanghu. The la…
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