Three Dead and 17 Missing After Flooding in China’s Chongqing

Three dead and 17 missing after flooding in China's Chongqing

Rescue efforts were underway after extreme rainfall hit Chongqing’s Yongchuan district, with China allocating nearly $3 million for disaster recovery.

One dead, 17 missing amid Chongqing heavy rain

More than a dozen missing in deadly China rainstorm

At least 17 people are missing and three are dead after heavy rain hit a remote district of Chongqing in southwest China, state media reported.

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3 dead and 17 missing after flooding in China’s Chongqing

The affected district was hit with sudden extreme rainfall overnight between May 23 and 24. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Three dead and 17 missing after flooding in China’s Chongqing

BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) – The death toll has risen to ​three with 17 ‌missing following flooding in the Chongqing municipality of southwestern China, China’s state-run ‌Xinhua ​reported. That was ⁠as of 2:30 ⁠pm (0630 GMT) on Sunday, after Chongqing’s Yongchuan district was hit with ​sudden extreme rainfall from Saturday night ⁠through the ⁠early hours of ​Sunday, Xinhua said. Rescue work ​is underway. China’s state planner ‌allocated 20 milli…