At least 15 people were killed and nine others are missing due to heavy rains and flooding in China, according to i24NEWS citing local authorities. Rescue operations are underway.
01 · THE DISPATCH
At least 15 people have died and nine are missing after heavy rains and flooding in China, according to i24NEWS. Rescue teams are deployed to affected areas. The flooding is the latest in a series of natural disasters affecting China this week. Separately, a snow avalanche earlier this week left 16 people trapped, as The Zioneer reported.
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