China landslides leave six dead and nine missing after rains from Typhoon Saudel
BEIJING, Sept 8 — Landslides in eastern China have killed six people with nine others still missing, state media s...
Landslides in eastern China have claimed six lives, leaving nine others missing, according to state media. The disaster occurred following heavy rains triggered by Typhoon Saudel. Mingkeng village in Jiangxi province bore the brunt of the tragedy on Saturday, with a mudslide claiming five lives and seven people missing, reported Xinhua, citing local officials.
Additional casualties were reported in the nearby townships of Zuo’an and Tanghu, where one death and two missing individuals were confirmed. The landslides followed a series of torrential rains caused by Saudel, which first struck China’s eastern coast at the end of the previous month. In response to the heavy rains, several cities halted work, school activities, and transport services.
Over 170 rescuers were mobilized to the landslide site to search for the missing persons. The incident is part of a series of recent disasters, including devastating glacial floods in the Himalayas last month that killed 43 people in Tibet and nearly 1,300 in neighboring Nepal. Scientists attribute the heightened frequency of such disasters to climate change, which is accelerating glacial melting worldwide and intensifying extreme storms.
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