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Deadly mudslide in eastern China leaves 11 missing after storm Saudel
Torrential rain triggered landslides and flooding across Jiangxi and Fujian, prompting widespread evacuations.
The short version
- A Saturday mudslide in Jiangxi province killed one person, left 11 missing, and damaged 12 homes following heavy rains from tropical cyclone Saudel.[Associated Press]
- Emergency responders rescued two survivors in good condition and relocated local residents to safer areas.[Associated Press]
- In neighboring Fujian province, over 100 homes collapsed following a dike breach, and approximately 600,000 people were evacuated.[Associated Press]
Key facts
- A mudslide in Suichuan County, Jiangxi province, killed one person, left 11 missing, and damaged a dozen homes.[Associated Press]
- Rescuers pulled two survivors in good condition from the mudslide and relocated residents to safer ground.[Associated Press]
- Saudel made two landfalls in Zhejiang Province on August 28 before making a third landfall as a tropical storm in Fujian Province on Thursday.[Associated Press]
- A dike breach on Thursday afternoon flooded villages, trapped residents, and caused over 100 houses to collapse in Huating Town, Fujian.[Associated Press]
- Around 600,000 residents in Fujian were evacuated from high-risk onshore and offshore zones by Friday night.[Associated Press]
What remains uncertain
- The exact number of residents unaccounted for across Fujian province remains unclear.[Associated Press]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Mudslide kills 1 and leaves 11 missing in China after heavy rain brought by tropical storm SaudelAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press