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China Mudslide Kills Two, Leaves Ten Missing After Saudel Rains
Heavy rain from Tropical Cyclone Saudel caused a mudslide in eastern China.
It hit a village in Jiangxi province early Saturday.
Two people died, and 10 people were reported missing.
Rescuers found one missing person dead among collapsed houses.
They also rescued two people who were alive and in good condition.
About a dozen homes were damaged.
Nearby Fujian province had flooding and more than 100 collapsed houses.
Officials moved about 600,000 people away from dangerous areas.
A mudslide killed two people and left 10 missing in Suichuan County, Jiangxi province.
The slide struck a village early Saturday after days of torrential rain from Tropical Cyclone Saudel.
Rescuers found one missing person dead and rescued two others alive and in good condition.
About a dozen houses were damaged, prompting officials to move residents to safer ground.
In Fujian province, more than 100 houses collapsed and about 600,000 people were evacuated from risky areas.
- Who
- Residents of a village in Suichuan County, emergency rescuers, and residents of affected areas in Fujian province.
- What
- A rain-triggered mudslide killed two people, left 10 missing, and damaged about a dozen houses; flooding also caused extensive damage in Fujian.
- Where
- Suichuan County in Jiangxi province, eastern China; additional flooding and damage occurred in Fujian province, including Huating Town in Putian city.
- When
- The mudslide struck early Saturday; rescuers found a missing person dead on Sunday morning. Saudel made landfall in Fujian on Thursday.
- Why
- Days of torrential rain associated with Tropical Cyclone Saudel triggered the mudslide, flooding, and building collapses.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Two people were killed in the mudslide.
- Missing
- Ten people were reported missing after the mudslide.
- Mudslide location
- A village in Suichuan County, Jiangxi province, China.
- Local damage
- About a dozen houses were damaged at the mudslide site.
- Fujian damage
- More than 100 houses collapsed in Huating Town, Putian city.
- Evacuations
- About 600,000 residents were evacuated from risky offshore and onshore areas in Fujian as of Friday night.
- Storm impacts
- Saudel made two landfalls in Zhejiang province and a third as a tropical storm in Fujian province.
