Chinese Gansu Floods Cause Natural Disaster

The Gansu province in northwestern China experienced sudden floods that claimed the lives of ten people, while 33 others are still missing.

Chinese media reported that the continuous heavy rains since August 7 caused a sudden natural disaster, noting that the recorded toll as of 3:30 PM (07:30 GMT) on August 8 reached 10 dead and dozens missing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping instructed to make "every effort" to search for the missing and rescue those trapped, calling on all regions to "overcome complacency" and enhance risk monitoring measures, amid the recurrence of extreme weather phenomena.

Footage broadcast by firefighting authorities on Weibo showed rescue teams helping residents cross rushing gray waters, while images from the Gansu government displayed roads covered in mud and large rocks.

Natural disasters are recurring in China, especially during the summer, where some areas experience heavy rains leading to floods, while other regions suffer from severe heatwaves. Last month, heavy rains north of Beijing resulted in the deaths of 44 people, most of them in the rural suburbs of the capital.